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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461046303321

Autore

Copeland Paul <1981->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2014

New York, New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [date of distribution not identified]

©2014

ISBN

1-78170-747-2

1-5261-0239-0

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

European Policy Research Unit Series

Disciplina

341.2422

Soggetti

Electronic books.

European Union countries Politics and government 21st century

European Union countries Social policy 21st century

European Union countries Economic policy 21st century

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.