Social Policy in the European Union - Hantrais, Linda
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This text examines the interconnections between social policy-making at European level and national policy formation and implementation. It draws on different disciplinary and methodological approaches to social policy analysis while remaining as comprehensive as possible in the country coverage. This extended second edition takes account of the momentous changes that have taken place in the EU since 1995, incorporating new material on membership, legislation and policy developments and making reference to the latest literature on the subject.
List of Figures and Boxes
Preface to the…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
This text examines the interconnections between social policy-making at European level and national policy formation and implementation. It draws on different disciplinary and methodological approaches to social policy analysis while remaining as comprehensive as possible in the country coverage. This extended second edition takes account of the momentous changes that have taken place in the EU since 1995, incorporating new material on membership, legislation and policy developments and making reference to the latest literature on the subject.

List of Figures and Boxes
Preface to the Second Edition
The Social Dimension of the European Union
Reconciling Diversity and Harmonisation
Education, Training and Employment
Improving Living and Working Conditions
Family Policies
The Gender Dimension of Social Policy
Policy for Older and Disabled People
From Social Exclusion to Social Inclusion
Social Policy and Mobility
Assessing European Social Policy
Bibliography
Index
Autorenporträt
LINDA HANTRAIS holds a chair in the Department of European Studies at Loughborough University. She is Director of its European Research Centre and convenor of the Cross-National Research Group. Her research interests are in comparative, cross-national research, particularly with reference to social policy in the European Union. Her publications include Gendered Policies in Europe' and Families and Family Policies in Europe'.