Social Policy in the European Union : Between Harmonization and National Autonomy / Ivor Roberts, Beverly Springer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Ivor, Author.

Springer, Beverly, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Systematically examining the feasibility of a common EU social policy, the authors explore the dynamics involved in taking policies from inception in Brussels to practice in the member states.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Seven Assumptions Concerning Social Policy in the European Union

2. EU Social Policy: Framework and Context

3. EU Social Policy and Employment Policy at the End of the Twentieth Century

4. The Member States As Participants in EU Social Policy

5. The European Works Council Directive: Evolution and Content

6. The Actors: Multilevel Governance in Action

7. The Member States and the Transposition of Directives

8. MNCs and EWCs: The Testing Ground for Policy

9. EU Social Policy at the Beginning of the Twenty-first Century

Bibliography

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

1-68585-925-9

OCLC:

1334343628