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"The book is the Europe volume in an international series on income, wealth, consumption, well-being and inequality. It focuses on the European Union (EU) and its member countries and other European countries that are in a close association with it. The book provides an overview of economic and...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2021] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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International policy exchange series
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| Summary: |
"The book is the Europe volume in an international series on income, wealth, consumption, well-being and inequality. It focuses on the European Union (EU) and its member countries and other European countries that are in a close association with it. The book provides an overview of economic and social trends in the countries and in country groupings. It takes the long-term process of European integration as a starting point. It addresses policy areas pertaining to certain aspects of inequality and the European social model in thematic chapters. It makes a specific point to look at the European Union not as a conglomerate of individual countries but as an economic and political entity whose parts are closely interlinked politically and economically. It considers commonalities and differences in institutions and policies as they might impact the situation not just in one country but in the Union as a whole. The EU experience during the Great Recession and the Euro Crisis strongly show that developments in one country or a group of countries can harm not only well-being in an individual country but in the European Union more broadly. The chapters often take a novel approach in the analysis of social trends and policies and identify major policy challenges for EU and national policy makers"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 602 pages : charts ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197545706 |
| Index Number: | HC240 |
| CLC: | F150.47 |
| Call Number: | F150.47/E899 |
| Contents: |
Introduction: an overview of issues and trends / The distribution of well-being among Europeans / Income and labour market developments and social outcomes in Germany and France / Living standards in Southern Europe over the long run / Income, wealth, employment, and beyond: Central and Eastern Europe / Rising inequality in the egalitarian Nordics / Inequality in income, wealth, and consumption trends in the Western Balkans / Economic growth, income distribution, and social exclusion in Turkey / Education, income, and inequality in the European Union / From social protection to social investment: European responses to globalization, technological change, labour market flexibilization, and migration / Population ageing and financing consumption of the older generation in the European Union / Old age care / Industrial relations and inequality in the EU / Europe's migration experience and its effects on economic inequality / Can the European Union contain and improve income inequality? / |