Dismantling social Europe : the political economy of social policy in the European Union / Daniel V. Preece.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Preece, Daniel V., 1975- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--Economic aspects--Europe.

Public welfare.

Welfare state--Europe.

Welfare state.

Europe--Social policy.

Europe.

Europe--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado ; London, [England] : FirstForumPress, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why is neoliberalism winning out as a social policy in the European Union? Daniel Preece demonstrates how, despite the commitment to "Social Europe" that has been entrenched in the EU treaty framework since the late 1990s, neoliberal actors have successfully reframed the policy debates and affected the welfare policies adopted by the member states. Focusing on the cases of Germany and Ireland, he reveals just how questions of economic competitiveness have come to dominate the EU’s social policy agenda.

Contents:

Title page; copyright page; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; ch1-Introduction; ch2-Hegemony and Transnationalized Governance; The Supranationalist Approaches; Intergovernmentalism; Critical Political Economy; Conclusion; Notes; ch3-Creating and Dismantling Social Europe; Early Steps Toward Coordination; Injecting "Social Europe" into the Single Market; Impact of the European Court of Justice; Regional Coordination of Employment Policy; A European Approach to Combating Social Exclusion; Conclusion; Notes; ch4-(Re)constructing a Neoliberal Social Europe

Framing the Discourse of Competitiveness(Re)orienting the Structural Selectivity of the EU Form of State; Fracturing Transnational Labor; Conclusion; Notes; ch5-Social Partnership and Neoliberalism in Ireland; Prior to Accession in 1973; The Transformative Impact of European Integration; Rapid Development of the 1990s; Social Partnership; Conclusion; Notes; ch6-The "Europeanization" of the German Welfare State; Germany and European Integration; Social Partnership; Reforming the German Welfare State; Conclusion; Notes; ch7-Conclusion

The Role of Transnational Actors in Debates over Social PolicyDivisions Between Subordinate Social Forces; Limits of Reform-Based Strategies; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Book

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-335-3

OCLC:

1334344407