Beyond the Market: The EU and National Social Policy (State and the European Union)

This book considers the extent to which the EU has impacted on the formation and content of social and environmental policy in the member states, focusing on the four larger members: Germany, France, Italy and the UK. BOOK COVER......Page 1 HALF-TITLE......Page 2 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 CONTRIBUTORS......Page 8 PREFACE......Page 9 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 10 The scope of this book......Page 11 EC social policy in the 1980s......Page 13 The antecedents: the struggle for citizenship......Page 14 Neo-liberal economics and the constraints of the 1990s......Page 16 Erosion of state autonomy without centralisation: the influence of EU institutions......Page 18 The contents of the book......Page 19 References......Page 22 1 Introduction......Page 24 2 Some examples......Page 26 3 A model of regulatory policy making......Page 29 4 The dynamics of delegation and control......Page 32 5 Policy entrepreneurship......Page 34 6 Positive and normative implications......Page 37 7 Conclusion: toward institutional reform......Page 42 Note......Page 43 References......Page 44 Introduction......Page 46 Why no federal welfare state?......Page 48 Policy making among ‘semi-sovereign’ welfare states......Page 51 National social contracts and solidarity dilemmas......Page 57 The impact of globalisation......Page 59 Recasting national employment and welfare systems: what role for domestic and EU policy making?......Page 61 References......Page 67 4 THE IMPACT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY......Page 71 Recent developments in OECD labour markets......Page 74 Macroeconomic management......Page 78 Trade unions, wage determination and employment legislation......Page 81 Unemployment benefits and income support......Page 85 Conclusion......Page 88 References......Page 89 5 SOCIAL DUMPING WITHIN THE EU......Page 91 Dumping: how big a problem?......Page 92 Hoover and the limits of dumping......Page 93 What do companies say?......Page 95 A problem for the future?......Page 96 The European Commission, the social dimension and dumping......Page 97 Conclusion......Page 101 Notes......Page 102 6 PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE?......Page 103 The development of labour market policies at the national level......Page 104 Recent developments at the European Union level......Page 108 Questions still searching for answers......Page 113 Notes......Page 116 References......Page 118 Introduction......Page 119 Major questions......Page 120 Origins of the ‘social dialogue’......Page 121 Intersectoral developments......Page 123 Stage I......Page 124 Stage II......Page 125 Sectoral developments......Page 129 Voluntary arrangements......Page 130 European works councils directive......Page 131 Prospects for social dialogue......Page 132 Representational status of the parties......Page 133 Implementation and enforceability......Page 134 Social dialogue and collective bargaining......Page 135 Future prospects for EC-level collective bargaining......Page 139 Conclusions......Page 142 References......Page 143 8 THE EUROPEAN UNION AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS......Page 146 The traditional policy frame: gendered national welfare and labour market policies......Page 148 Achieving sex equality in the workplace: the importance of the Brussels policy arena......Page 152 The EC equality Directives......Page 154 EC positive action programmes for women......Page 156 Institutional developments at the EU level......Page 157 The legislative impact of the EC equality directives......Page 159 The importance of the policy hinterland......Page 160 The changing international and European context: a rival policy frame emerges......Page 163 Conclusion: EC equality policies at a critical juncture......Page 164 Notes......Page 165 References......Page 166 9 TRAINING POLICY......Page 169 EC initiatives in the field of vocational training......Page 170 National vocational training policies......Page 178 Germany......Page 180 The United Kingdom......Page 181 France......Page 183 Divergent policy styles and the impact of EC policy......Page 186 Conclusion......Page 188 References......Page 189 Introduction......Page 192 Origins......Page 193 The Environmental Action Programmes......Page 194 The Treaty of Rome......Page 195 The Single European Act......Page 196 The Draft Treaty of Amsterdam......Page 197 The forms of Community environmental legislation......Page 198 Environmental politics and the role of EC institutions......Page 200 The Council of Ministers and the European Council......Page 201 The European Parliament......Page 202 The Commission, implementation, enforcement......Page 203 Enforcement: law and politics......Page 204 Nature protection......Page 208 Water......Page 209 International aspects......Page 211 International trade and the environment......Page 212 Conclusions......Page 213 Notes......Page 215 The European Union, national autonomy and social policy......Page 227 The role of the Commission......Page 231 Social policy in comparative perspective......Page 233 References......Page 239 INDEX......Page 241 Introduction : the European Union, state autonomy and national social policy -- David Hine Understanding regulatory growth in the European Community -- Giandomenico Majone Defending the social contract : the EU between global constraints and domestic imperatives -- Martin Rhodes The impact of the European Union on unemployment and unemployment policy -- Richard Jackman Social dumping within the EU -- David Goodhart Putting the cart before the horse? : labour market challenges ahead of monetary union in Europe -- Jens Bastian Social partnership at the EU level : initiatives, problems and implications for member states -- Michael Gold The European Union and women's rights : from the Europeanization of national agendas to the nationalization of a European agenda? -- Sonia Mazey Training policy : steering between divergent national logics -- Susan Milner EC action and initiatives in environmental protection -- David Freestone and Aaron McLoughlin Conclusion : the European Union, member states and social policy -- Hussein Kassim and David Hine.

Beyond the Market: The European Union and National Social Policy considers the extent to which the European Union has impacted on the formation and content of social and environmental policy in the member states, focusing on the four larger members: Germany, France, the UK and Italy. The contributors use theory and empirical evidence to highlight the factors that influence the formation and content of social policy and why some states have been able to resist EU social policy initiatives successfully and maintain their autonomy.

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Based on presentations at a series of seminars titled State Autonomy in the European Union, 11 contributions use theory and empirical evidence to highlight the factors that influence the formation and content of social policy in France, Germany, Italy, and the U.K. and why some states have been able to resist EU policy initiatives and maintain their autonomy. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Recoge: 1.UE, autonomía estatal y política social nacional - 2.Comprendiendo el desarrollo normativo en la Comunidad Europea - 3.Defendiendo el contrato social: La UE entre las obligaciones globales y los imperativos domésticos - 4.El impacto de la UE sobre el desempleo y las políticas de empleo - 5.Dumping social dentro de la UE - 6.Los retos del mercado laboral en Europa antes de la unión monetaria - 7.La comunidad social en el nivel comunitario: iniciativas, problemas e implicaciones para los Estados miembros - 8.La UE y los derechos de la mujer: ¿de la europeización de las agendas nacionales a la nacionalización de la agenda europea? - 9.Políticas de formación: conduciendo entre lógicas nacionales divergentes - 10.La acción comunitaria y las iniciativas en materia de protección medioambiental - 11.Conclusión: la UE, los Estados miembros y la política social Beyond the Market: The European Union and National Social Policy considers the extent to which the European Union has impacted on the formation and content of social and environmental policy in the member states, focusing on the four larger members: Germany France the UK Italy. The contributors use theory and empirical evidence to highlight the factors that influence the formation and content of social policy and why some states have been able to resist EU social policy initiatives successfully and maintain their autonomy. Jean Bastian LSE; David Freestone University of Hull; Michael Gold Royal Holloway and Bedford College, London; David Goohart Editor of Prospect Magazine; David Annotation Beyond the Market: The European Union and National Social Policy considers the extent to which the European Union has impacted on the formation and content of social and environmental policy in the member states, focusing on the core members This book, like others in the series, examines the impact of the European Union on the autonomy of its member states.