EU enlargement, the clash of capitalisms and the European social dimension / Paul Copeland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Copeland, Paul, 1981- author.

Series:

European Policy Research Unit series.

Manchester Political Studies

The European Politics Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Membership.

European Union.

European Union countries--Politics and government--21st century.

European Union countries.

European Union countries--Social policy--21st century.

European Union countries--Economic policy--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 148 pages) : 1 illustration; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

At the heart of the European integration process is the political economy debate over whether the EU should be a market-making project, or if it should combine this with integration in employment and social policy. What has been the impact of the 2004 and 2007 rounds of enlargement upon the political economy of European integration? This book analyses the impact of the 2004 and 2007 enlargements upon the politics of European integration within EU employment and social policy. This book analyses the main policy negotiations in the field and analyses the political positions and contributions of the Central and Eastern European Member States. Through analyses of the negotiations of the Services Directive, the revision of the Working Time Directive and the Europe 2020 poverty target, the book argues that the addition of the Central and Eastern European states has strengthened liberal forces at the EU level and undermined integration with EU employment and social policy.

Contents:

The political economy of European integration and the challenge of the 2004 and 2007 EU enlargements

Governance and the clash of capitalisms

The negotiation of the Services Directive

The negotiation of the revision of the Working Time Directive

The negotiation of the Europe 2020 poverty target

Conclusion: the European social dimention and the clash of capitalisms in a post-2004 EU.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781781707470

1781707472

9781526102393

1526102390

OCLC:

981863605