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Euros and Europeans : monetary integration and the European model of society / edited by Andrew Martin and George Ross.

Contributor(s): Martin, Andrew, 1929- | Ross, George, 1940-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004Description: xii, 385 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0521543630; 9780521543637; 9780521835701.Subject(s): Euro | Monetary unions -- European Union countries | Finance and Accounting | Sociology & anthropology | Politics & government | International institutions | Macroeconomics | International economics | Political economy | EU (European Union) | Monetary economics | European Union countries -- Social policyDDC classification: 332.494 EUR
Contents:
Introduction : EMU and the European social model / Andrew martin and George Ross -- The EMU macroeconomic policy regime and the European social model / Andrew Martin -- Shaping a polity in an economic and monetary union : the EU in comparative perspective / Alberta M. Sbragia -- Monetary integration and the French model / George Ross -- EMU and German welfare capitalism / Nico A. Siegel -- Maastricht to modernization : EMU and the Italian social state / Vincent Della Sala -- Constraint or motor? Monetary integration and the construction of a social model in Spain / Sofía A. Pérez -- The Netherlands : monetary integration and the Polder model / Jos De Beus -- Belgium : monetary integration and precarious federalism / Philippe Pochet -- The political dynamics of external empowerment : the emergence of EMU and the challenge to the European social model / Kevin Featherstone -- Welfare reform in the shadow of EMU / Anton Hemerijck and Maurizio Ferrera -- Industrial relations in EMU : are renationalization and Europeanization two sides of the same coin? / Jon Erik Dølvik -- Conclusions / Andrew Martin and George Ross.
Summary: The impact of European monetary integration on social policies & employment relations is discussed by the contributors to this volume. Will the EMU reinforce deregulation & retrenchment, or will it facilitate reforms that maintain the protections against economic insecurity, inequality & unilateral employer power?
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is one of the most important developments in modern European politics. Building on two decades of monetary integration it transfers monetary policy, a core function of the modern state, to an independent European Central Bank (ECB) and limits member states' fiscal policy discretion. The ECB insists that growth and employment depend on 'flexibilizing' Europe's labor markets through deep reforms of the social policies and employment relations which comprise the 'European social model'. Member states retain authority over these areas at the heart of national politics, but how will EMU affect the domestic politics of institutional change? Will EMU reinforce de-regulation and retrenchment or will it facilitate reforms that maintain the protections against economic insecurity, inequality, and unilateral employer power the European model has provided? To address these questions, a transatlantic team of leading experts analyzes the evolving tensions between monetary integration and national social policies.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-369) and indexes.

Introduction : EMU and the European social model / Andrew martin and George Ross -- The EMU macroeconomic policy regime and the European social model / Andrew Martin -- Shaping a polity in an economic and monetary union : the EU in comparative perspective / Alberta M. Sbragia -- Monetary integration and the French model / George Ross -- EMU and German welfare capitalism / Nico A. Siegel -- Maastricht to modernization : EMU and the Italian social state / Vincent Della Sala -- Constraint or motor? Monetary integration and the construction of a social model in Spain / Sofía A. Pérez -- The Netherlands : monetary integration and the Polder model / Jos De Beus -- Belgium : monetary integration and precarious federalism / Philippe Pochet -- The political dynamics of external empowerment : the emergence of EMU and the challenge to the European social model / Kevin Featherstone -- Welfare reform in the shadow of EMU / Anton Hemerijck and Maurizio Ferrera -- Industrial relations in EMU : are renationalization and Europeanization two sides of the same coin? / Jon Erik Dølvik -- Conclusions / Andrew Martin and George Ross.

The impact of European monetary integration on social policies & employment relations is discussed by the contributors to this volume. Will the EMU reinforce deregulation & retrenchment, or will it facilitate reforms that maintain the protections against economic insecurity, inequality & unilateral employer power?

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The EMU macroeconomic policy regime and the European social model
  • 3 Shaping a polity in an Economic and Monetary Union: the EU in comparative perspective
  • 4 Monetary integration and the French model
  • 5 EMU and German welfare capitalism
  • 6 Maastricht to modernization: EMU and the Italian social state
  • 7 Constraint or motor? Monetary integration and the construction of a social model in Spain
  • 8 The Netherlands: monetary integration and the polder model
  • 9 Belgium: monetary integration and precarious federalism
  • 10 The political dynamics of external empowerment: the emergence of EMU and the challenge to the European social model
  • 11 Welfare reform in the shadow of EMU
  • 12 Industrial relations in EMU: are re-nationization and Europeanization two sides of the same coin?
  • 13 Conclusion