Beschreibung:
With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has become increasingly important. This exciting new textbook provides a comprehensive, detailed and up-to-date overview of this contested area and examines whether EU social policy is strengthening or weakening European social policy regimes.
Preface. Introduction. 1. European Social Policy 1950--1969. 2. TEuropean Social Policy 1970--1999. 3. Labour Policy: Core Areas. 4. Labour Policy: Extensions. 5. Gender Policy: From Article 119 to "Mainstreaming". 6. The Structural Funds and the European Social Fund. 7. Expansion and Extensions I. 8. Expansion and Extensions II. 9. The Future of European Social Policy. Appendix. Notes. References. Index.