The political economy of the European social model / / Philip B. Whyman, Mark Baimbridge and Andrew Mullen

• Autore: Whyman Philip
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (411 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.80094
• Soggetto geografico: European Union countries Social policy; European Union countries Economic policy
• Altri autori: BaimbridgeMark MullenAndrew
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. From liberal to neo-liberal Europe -- pt. 2. Alternative social models to neo-liberal Europe -- pt. 3. The neoliberalization of EU policy -- pt. 4. What future for a social Europe?
• Sommario/riassunto: This book seeks to analyse the development of the European Union (EU), which was founded upon the principle of the free movement of capital, goods, services and people in 1957. Its central thesis is that, from a practical and theoretical point of view, such a basis is fundamentally at odds with the creation of an interventionist regime that the construction of a social Europe would require.The authors argue convincingly that - economically: the EU does not currently possess the budget or the economic tools to pursue such a strategy; politically: close to none of the institutions of t
• Titolo autorizzato: The political economy of the European social model
• ISBN: 1-136-28620-9; 1-280-68222-1; 9786613659163; 0-203-11330-6; 1-136-28621-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790379803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in the European economy ; ; 26.