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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460743603321

Autore

Vaughan-Whitehead Daniel

Titolo

The European Social Model in Crisis [[electronic resource] ] : Is Europe Loosing its Soul?

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : International Labour Office, 2015

ISBN

92-2-128656-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (640 p.)

Disciplina

361.609409051

Soggetti

Europe -- Economic policy

Europe -- Social conditions -- 21st century

Europe -- Social policy

Social legislation -- European Union countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. The European Social Model in times of crisis: An overview; 2. The Baltic States: Convergence with the European Social Model or further liberalization?; 3. France's social model: Between resilience and erosion; 4. The German welfare state: From an inclusive to an exclusive Bismarckian model; 5. The Greek social model: Towards a deregulated labour market and residual social protection; 6. Recent changes moving Hungary away from the European Social Model

7. Italy: Continuity and change in welfare state retrenchment8. The European Social Model in a context of crisis and austerity in Portugal; 9. Turning back before arriving? The weakening of the Spanish welfare state; 10. The Swedish social model: Resilience and success in turbulent times; 11. Britain's social model: Rapid descent from 'liberal collectivism' to a 'market society'; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book assesses the current situations in EU Member States on the basis of detailed empirical evidence and concrete case studies of the social policies that have been discontinued or altered, distinguishing between recent developments caused by the economic crisis and long-



term trends. The volume is a timely warning about the weakening of the European Social Model and its possibly devastating future effects.