Social Policy in the European Union

by Linda Hantrais (Author)

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  Paperback
  1995

  $5.27

  `In focusing on the interaction between national and Union level social policy, Linda Hantrais has set out to fill a glaring gap within the current literature on social policy analysis. She has set herself an ambitious, but necessary, task and the book can be considered pathbreaking...' - Journal of Social Policy This book examines the development of the social dimension of the European Union and the interconnections between EU and national social policies. The approach is thematic and comparative, covering central concepts and policy-making frameworks at European and national level, and situating them in relation to the main areas of social policy addressed by the Union. The author analyses the Union's role as a social actor and assesses the impact of its social policy agenda on welfare regimes in member states.

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  Paperback
  2000

  $4.34

  This text examines the interconnections between social policy making at European level and national policy formation and implementation. It draws on different disciplinary and methodological approaches to social policy analysis while remaining as comprehensive as possible in the country coverage. This extended new edition takes account of the momentous changes that have taken place in the EU from 1995 to 2000, incorporating new material on membership, legislation and policy developments and making reference to modern literature on the subject.