Convergence and Europeanisation : the political economy of social and labour market policies / door Olaf Peter van Vliet geboren te Den Haag in 1983.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Vliet, Olaf Peter van.

Contributor:

E.M. Meijers Instituut.

Series:

Meijersreeks ; MI 194.

MI ; 194

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor policy--European Union countries.

Labor policy.

Manpower policy--European Union countries.

Manpower policy.

Welfare state--European Union countries.

Welfare state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Leiden University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Social convergence has been an objective since the Treaty of Rome in 1957, but it was only in 1997 and 2000 that social and labour market policies were formulated at the European Union level. To what extent have national social and labour market policies in EU member states converged over time? What is the influence of EU policy initiatives and European economic integration on national welfare state reforms? Moreover, what factors can explain differences in the extent to which member states have changed their policies accordingly? Based on quantitative analyses of welfare state changes since

Contents:

Convergence and Europeanisation The Political Economy of Social and Labour Market Policies; Preface; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Figures; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Patterns of Welfare State Indicators in the EU Is There Convergence?; 3 European Social Model: No Convergence from the East; 4 Divergence within Convergence Europeanisation of Social and Labour Market Policies; 5 Europeanisation and the Political Economy of Active Labour Market Policies; 6 Private Social Security and International Economic Integration; 7 Conclusion: Main findings, implications and outlook

Samenvatting Bibliography; Index; Curriculum Vitae

Notes:

Proefshcrift (Ph. D.)--Universiteit Leiden, 2011.

On cover: E.M. Meijers Instituut.

"Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof. mr. P.F. van der Heijden, volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op woensdag 29 juni 2011 klokke 10.00 uur."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786613232083

9781283232081

1283232081

9789400600638

9400600631

OCLC:

746747246