Welfare and Employment in a United Europe takes a nuanced approach to the issues. Unusual for an edited volume, it consists of two long studies--each written by a group of economists working in four different countries of the European Union--followed by commentary. Over the last twenty years, fiftee...

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Körperschaft:	Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti
Weitere Verfasser:	Bertola, Giuseppe, Boeri, Tito, Nicoletti, Giuseppe, 1956-
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2001.
Schlagworte:	Public welfare > European Union countries. Labor market > European Union countries. Aide sociale > Pays de l'Union européenne. Marché du travail > Pays de l'Union européenne. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services. Labor market Public welfare European Union countries ECONOMICS/Labor Studies ECONOMICS/International Economics
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Zusammenfassung:	Welfare and Employment in a United Europe takes a nuanced approach to the issues. Unusual for an edited volume, it consists of two long studies--each written by a group of economists working in four different countries of the European Union--followed by commentary. Over the last twenty years, fifteen Western European nations have removed most barriers to trade and migration, as well as most forms of national discrimination in economic and social exchange. Some have also given up their national currency and their ability to conduct independent monetary and fiscal policy. Opinion on the future of structural reform in the European Union tends to fall into two camps. One side argues that the single market and monetary union will make it more difficult to carry out badly needed structural reforms. The other side contends that, as monetary policy is decided elsewhere, countries will have more resources to concentrate on structural concerns. Welfare and Employment in a United Europe takes a nuanced approach to the issues. Unusual for an edited volume, it consists of two long studies--each written by a group of economists working in four different countries of the European Union--followed by commentary. The first study suggests that social reform can be achieved without strengthening European Union institutions and should entail limited international redistribution. The second suggests that, although liberalization of product and labor markets offers substantial benefits, there is no guarantee that the European Monetary Union will result in fewer product market restrictions or less employment protection. ContributorsCharles Bean, Giuseppe Bertola, Olivier Blanchard, Tito Boeri, Gsta Esping-Andersen, Robert Haffner, Juan Jimeno, Ramon Marimon, Steve Nickell, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Christopher Pissarides, Andre Sapir, Stefano Scarpetta, Gylfi Zoega
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (x, 291 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780262268387 0262268388 1423725166 9781423725169 9780262024839 0262024837