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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254869203321

Titolo

Competitiveness, social inclusion and sustainability in a diverse European Union : perspectives from old and new member states / / edited by Peter Huber, Danuše Nerudová, Petr Rozmahel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-17299-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Disciplina

330

Soggetti

Economic growth

Economic policy

European Economic Community literature

Business ethics

Sustainable development

Tax accounting

Tax laws

Economic Growth

Economic Policy

European Integration

Business Ethics

Sustainable Development

Business Taxation/Tax Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Patterns of Heterogeneity: The Competitiveness of the EU Countries: Multi-dimensional Cluster Analysis Approach -- Long-Run Heterogeneity Across the EU Countries -- Sustainable Development in the EU -- Policies for Competitiveness, Social Inclusion and Sustainability in the EU: Current Developments in Corporate Social Responsibility in the EU -- The Internationalisation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as a Path to Competitiveness -- Key Aspects of Competitiveness: Focus on European Small and Medium-Sized



Enterprises -- Pigouvian Carbon Tax Rate: Can It Help the European Union Achieve Sustainability?- Strategies and Instruments - The Potential for Policy Learning: A Lesson for the Contemporary European Periphery from the Transition Process of the CEE Countries -- Geospatial Infrastructure for European Union Sustainable Development -- Reforming Welfare States.

Sommario/riassunto

This book brings together the work of researchers in Eastern and Western Europe, who analyze competitiveness, social exclusion and sustainability from a range of perspectives. It examines the key challenges faced by the EU in its efforts to establish a socially inclusive and greener path to growth, and develops policy recommendations to simultaneously achieve the EU 2020 agenda’s long-term goals and address the current economic crisis in Europe.      .