Author : A. Walker
Publisher : Springer
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 11,48 MB
Release : 2011-12-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230361099
This collection sets out the latest research on the concept of 'social quality', developing its theoretical foundations and applying it to pressing policy issues such as the future of the European Union and sustainable global development.
Author : Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 30,83 MB
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1783476567
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive and systematic assessment of the impact of the crisis and austerity policies on all elements of the European Social Model. This book assesses the situation in each individual EU member state on the basi
Author : Wolfgang Beck
Publisher : Springer
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 35,98 MB
Release : 1997-06-11
Category : Law
ISBN :
This book brings together leading European social scientists to focus on the essential questions concerning the future of the European Union (EU). The Social Quality of Europe contains the most comprehensive and detailed analysis conducted so far of the relationship between EU economic and social dimensions. it introduces an entirely new concept to European discourse-social quality-which will inspire examination and debate from a unique perspective. This work consists of specially commissioned original chapters-from experts in the fields of economics, law, political science, social policy, and sociology-together with critical commentaries and syntheses focusing on employment, social protection, social exclusion, and provision for older people. it provides a unique source of reference on current economic and social policies in the EU and sets the agenda for a new debate about the quality of life aspired to by European citizens. The book is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the social sciences; policymakers at local, national, and state-of-the-art assessment of European social and economic policies.
Author : Maria Brown
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,64 MB
Release : 2022-03-10
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0429557744
This volume is the first of its kind to discuss social welfare issues using case studies from a broad range of Southern European countries, both large and small, a decade after the financial crisis. It identifies similarities and differences in the ways in which Southern European countries engage with specific welfare issues and examines whether Southern European welfare is distinct from that of the rest of the continent. The book also engages with the impact of COVID-19 on the social welfare issues under investigation. The volume is divided into four sections, each examining in detail issues including employment, education, health, sexuality, globalization, social movements and migration. With its contributions from experts in the field, the volume is recommended for academics, researchers and students of sociology, social policy, economics, education, politics and social movements.
Author : Laurent Van der Maesen
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 12,8 MB
Release : 2001-01-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9041115234
This volume represents the outcome of two years of intensive debate about the future of Europe. It aims to provide the European Union with a vision: one that will unite all of its citizens and help to create the democratic legitimacy that the EU currently lacks. It builds on the first book on social quality, The Social Quality of Europe, which introduced the concept and which has been enthusiastically received by both the scientific and policy communities. The book develops three crucial elements of social quality: the theoretical validity of the concept, its practical application, and its identity or `genetic code'. It establishes an independent identity for social quality, with a unique focus on the quality of the social, which enables it to act as the rationale for economic, social, and cultural policies and, therefore, an escape route from the dominance of narrow economic thinking in policy making.
Author : Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,77 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789287157423
This publication contains guidance on developing a methodological framework for social cohesion indicators which can be applied at local, regional, national and European levels, covering the conceptual approach used and its practical application. It sets out the results of the main applications and trials carried out in 2003 and 2004 and how they tie in with devising a framework of action.
Author : Helena Legido-Quigley
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 13,54 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9289071931
People have always travelled within Europe for work and leisure, although never before with the current intensity. Now, however, they are travelling for many other reasons, including the quest for key services such as health care. Whatever the reason for travelling, one question they ask is "If I fall ill, will the health care I receive be of a high standard?" This book examines, for the first time, the systems that have been put in place in all of the European Union's 27 Member States. The picture it paints is mixed. Some have well developed systems, setting standards based on the best available evidence, monitoring the care provided, and taking action where it falls short. Others need to overcome significant obstacles.
Author : Wolfgang Beck
Publisher :
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,13 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Europe
ISBN : 9781861341129
Bringing together European social scientists from a range of disciplines, this book focuses on the essen tial questions concerning the future of the European Union. The book provides a unique source of reference on current po licies in the EU. '
Author : Maria João Rodrigues
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 18,38 MB
Release : 2002-05-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781950425
Knowledge is fast becoming a main source of wealth, but it can also be a source of inequalities. This work addresses whether it is possible to hasten the transition towards a knowledge-based economy and enhance competitiveness with increased employment and improved social cohesion across Europe.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 49,87 MB
Release : 2020-11-19
Category :
ISBN : 926481194X
The 2020 edition of Health at a Glance: Europe focuses on the impact of the COVID‐19 crisis. Chapter 1 provides an initial assessment of the resilience of European health systems to the COVID-19 pandemic and their ability to contain and respond to the worst pandemic in the past century.
