The sovereign debt crisis, the EU and welfare state reform. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Caroline de la Porte, Elke Heins, editors.
• Editors: La Porte, Caroline de; Heins, Elke
• Contents: Foreword; From Two to Three Tiers of European Union Socioeconomic Governance; European Lessons from the Great Recession; Is Social Investment (with Teeth) Still the Answer?; References; Preface and Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: Introduction: Is the European Union More Involved in Welfare State Reform Following the Sovereign Debt Crisis?; References; 2: A New Era of European Integration? Governance of Labour Market and Social Policy Since the Sovereign Debt Crisis; Introduction: The European Union and Social Policy Analytical Framework for Analysing Alterations in EU Integration in Labour Market and Social Policy Analysing Governance of Social and Labour Market Policy Since the Crisis; Altering the Governance of EMU Since 2010; Six-Pack; Fiscal Compact; Two-Pack; Altering the Governance of the European Social Dimension Since 2010; Europe 2020; The Euro-Plus Pact; Social Investment Package (SIP) and Youth Guarantee; Assessing the Institutional Alterations of the EMU and the European Social Dimension; Conclusion; References 3: A Framework for Social Investment Strategies: Integrating Generational, Life Course and Gender Perspectives in the EU Social Investment Strategy Introduction; Social Investments from a Generational Perspective; Social Investments in a Life Course Perspective; Social Investments from a Gender Perspective; Concluding Remarks; References; 4: 'Pushing Against an Open Door': Reinforcing the Neo-liberal Policy Paradigm in Ireland and the Impact of EU Intrusion; Introduction; Policy Paradigm Change, Ideas and Power; Economic and Social Policy Paradigms in Irish Welfare State Development Framing the Economic Crisis: The Influence of the Existing Paradigm Constructing and Contesting Austerity; Austerity and Taxation Policy; Austerity and Social Protection Policy; Concluding Remarks; References; 5: National Social and Labour Market Policy Reforms in the Shadow of EU Bailout Conditionality: The Cases of Greece and Portugal; Introduction; Concepts and Case Selection; Conceptualising the Integrative Capacity of the MoU Instrument; Empirical Strategy and Case Selection; Intrusiveness in Practice: A Horizontal View of the Greek and the Portuguese Memoranda of Understanding Intrusiveness in Pension and Labour Market Policy Reforms in Greece and Portugal Pensions; Labour Market Policies; Unemployment Benefits; Active Labour Market Policies; Employment Protection Legislation; Collective Bargaining and Minimum Wages; Conclusions; References; 6: From Austerity to Permanent Strain? The European Union and Welfare State Reform in Italy and Spain; Introduction; The Analytical Approach; Policy Changes in Southern Europe Since the Turn of the Century and the Role of the EU; The 2000s; The Onset of the Economic Crisis
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvii, 229 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 339.5094; Social sciences; Debts, Public -- European Union countries; Public welfare -- European Union countries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Economic Conditions; Debts, Public; Public welfare; État providence -- Pays de l'Union européenne; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Social Policy; Central government policies; Politics & government; Political economy; Welfare state; Social policy; European Union; Europe -- European Union countries; Pays de l'Union européenne -- Politique sociale; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137581792; 1137581794
• Related ISBNs: 9781137581785
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 22, 2016).
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