ISBN:
0230200532
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9780230200531
Language:
English
Pages:
XV, 282 S.
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graph. Darst
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22 cm
Edition:
1. publ.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Growth versus Security : Old and New EU Members Quest for a New Economic and Social Model
Keywords:
International economics
;
Regional economics
;
Spatial economics
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Europäische Union
;
Wirtschaftspolitik
;
Sozialpolitik
;
Reform
Abstract:
Literaturangaben
Abstract:
EU members strive for an economic and social policy model which incorporates a set of common values while maintaining economic competitiveness. This book explores how new members look to the US model, and how older members use other's experiences to reshape their own economies
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; Foreword; Preface; Notes on the Contributors; PART I: THE CREATION AND REFORM OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL; 1 Lessons from Sweden's Welfare State: An American-Swedish Perspective; 2 Flexicurity in Denmark: A Model for Labour Market Reforms in the EU?; 3 Slovakia: A Story of Reforms; 4 The Czech Socio-Economic Model and Its Evolution from the Start of Transition to 2007; 5 Institutional Transplants in the Transformation of Poland's Economy and Polity
Description / Table of Contents:
6 The European Union and the New Member States' Dilemmas: The Case of PolandPART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SECURITY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE; 7 New Challenges for the European Model and How to Cope with It; 8 Beyond Models and Regulations: Eastward Expansion versus Retrenchment in the 'New' EU?; 9 Economic Freedom, Confidence and Growth; PART III: KEY FACTORS IN THE SEARCH FOR GROWTH AND SECURITY; 10 Public Finances and Structural Reforms in the US and the EU: Lessons for the New Member States
Description / Table of Contents:
11 Competition and Solidarity in Higher Education - A Reform Proposal Aiming at Improving Quality and Enhancing Security: The Case of Hungary12 Growth versus Security: Choice and the Generational Difference in Preferences; 13 In Search of a Perfect Regulatory System; Conclusions; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1057/9780230228238
URL:
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