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UNINA9910968014803321 |
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The continuing evolution of Europe / / edited by Thiess Buettner and Wolfgang Ochel |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
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9786613420800 |
9780262300698 |
0262300699 |
9781283420808 |
1283420805 |
9780262301466 |
0262301466 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (185 p.) |
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BüttnerThiess <1966-> |
OchelWolfgang <1943-> |
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Europe Economic conditions 21st century |
Europe Social conditions 21st century |
Europe Politics and government 21st century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Contributors; Series Foreword; Chapter 1. The Continuing Evolution of Europe: Introduction and Overview; The Financial Crisis: A Risk for the Euro Area; Global Constraints; Industrial Policy: The Role of National Champions; Reforming the European Welfare State; Reforming Institutions and the Public Sector; Chapter 2. Financial Market Regulation in Europe; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Recent Developments: Lending Booms, Financial Integration, and Increased Competition; 2.3 Bailout Expectations and Moral Hazard; 2.4 The Current Financial Crisis and Short-Term Reactions of the Authorities |
2.5 Long-Term Policy Options: Strengthening the Basel Treaty and a Return to Narrow Banking2.6 The European Dimension; 2.7 Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3. Global Constraints on European Integration over the Next Few Decades; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Rise of China, India, and the South; 3.3 Geographic Mobility of Production; |
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3.4 Global Environmental Considerations; 3.5 Global Financial Structure; 3.6 Migration Considerations; 3.7 Future European Integration as a Process Influenced by Global Considerations; 3.8 Conclusion; Notes; References |
Chapter 4. Do We Need National or European Champions?4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Extracting Monopoly Rent Abroad; 4.3 Protecting Employment; 4.4 Innovative Champions?; 4.5 Spillovers, Clusters, and Poles; 4.6 The Political Economy of Picking Winners; 4.7 Conclusion; Note; References; Chapter 5. Reforming the European Welfare State; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Welfare State's Economic Rationale; 5.3 Boosting Employment and Activating the Unemployed; 5.4 Dealing with the Aging Problem; 5.5 Managing International Migration; 5.6 Conclusion; Notes; References |
Chapter 6. Europe at a Crossroads: Reforming Political Institutions and Public Sectors6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Voting in the European Union: Ideology, Party Discipline, and Allegiance; 6.3 Budget Approval and National Implementation of EU Legislation; 6.4 Political Economy and the Failure of Structural Reforms; 6.5 Race to the Bottom and the Neoliberal Success of the European Union: What ' s Next?; 6.6 The Crisis and the European Economy; 6.7 Redesigning the Public Sector in Europe; 6.8 Prescriptions of Fiscal Federalism; 6.9 What Should Europe Do and What Do Europeans Think about it? |
6.10 Extremist Parties on Left and Right and Public Euroskepticism6.11 How Can European Politics Be Given a New Lease on Life?; 6.12 Summing Up; Notes; References; Index |
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Here, economists address key challenges facing the EU, including financial instability, welfare state reform, inadequate institutional framework, and global economic integration. |
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UNINA9910961895703321 |
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Welfare state reform in Southern Europe : fighting poverty and social exclusion in Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece / / edited by Maurizio Ferrera |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005 |
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1-134-34730-8 |
1-134-34731-6 |
1-280-16826-9 |
0-203-35690-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (258 p.) |
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Routledge/EUI studies in the political economy of welfare ; ; 6 |
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Welfare state - Europe, Southern |
Human services - Europe, Southern |
Marginality, Social - Europe, Southern |
Europe, Southern Social policy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Welfare states and social safety nets in Southern Europe; 2 Greece-fighting with hands tied behind the back; 3 Italy-striving uphill but stopping halfway; 4 Spain-poverty, social exclusion and "safety nets"; 5 Portugal-a virtuous path towards minimum income?; 6 Poverty and the safety net in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe in the post-communist era; Index |
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This new study delivers a detailed analysis of the efforts being made to reduce poverty and social exclusion in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece. After an initial discussion of the 'southern model' of the welfare state, the situation of each country is clearly illustrated. This book also discusses how the experience of southern Europe might bear upon the situation of the East European accession countries. This is excellent reading for those interested in social change across Europe and beyond. |
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