Books
Manifeste pour une Constitution sociale
Huit options pour l'Union européenne
Manifesto for a social constitution
Eight options for the European Union
What price the euro? Summary
The social impact of eurozone accession for the new member states.
European Labour Law and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
What role will the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights play in the future for labour law in the European Union Member States? How could it affect industrial relations in these states? These are crucial questions to which a group of eminent European labour law professors and researchers seek to offer some answers in their new book European Labour Law and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Unwrapping the European social model
"Current concerns with achieving the objectives of the LisbonStrategy together with the recent enlargement and widespread debate on the adoption of a new EU constitution have contributed to renewed interest in the sustainability of the European Social Model. This book offers an up-to-date, wide-ranging and detailed analysis of its impact on member states." (Nick Adnett)
(Publisher: The Policy Press)
Labour and trade unions in China
Twenty years of continuous economic growth, with annual rates of up to 10%, have significantly increased the economic and also the political weight of the People's Republic of China.
Moving Europe towards the knowledge-based society and gender equality: policies and performances
To what extent is Europe moving towards the EU's vision of the knowledge-based society (KBS) with better quality jobs and gender equality? The underlying force believed to be driving the transition to the KBS is the growing use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), creating economic growth and social progress. However, there is no consensus as to what kind of society the KBS encompasses and what its implications may be in terms of gender equality.
Delivering the Lisbon goals: The role of macroeconomic policy
What role should macroeconomic policy play in achieving the economic and employment goals that the European Union set itself at the Lisbon Council in 2000? The conventional wisdom is that macroeconomic policy must be solely oriented towards ensuring price stability, and that the goal of ?more and better jobs? simply requires ?more and more structural reforms?. The contributions to this book are varied, but they are united in rejecting this view.
