The Sovereign Debt Crisis, the EU and Welfare State Reform

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The Sovereign Debt Crisis, the EU and Welfare State Reform

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De La Porte, Caroline | Heins, Elke

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1 online resource (249 pages)

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Work and Welfare in Europe

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9781137581792

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Foreword -- From Two to Three Tiers of European Union Socioeconomic Governance -- European Lessons from the Great Recession -- Is Social Investment (with Teeth) Still the Answer? -- References -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction: Is the European Union More Involved in Welfare State Reform Following the Sovereign Debt Crisis? -- References -- 2: A New Era of European Integration? Governance of Labour Market and Social Policy Since the Sovereign Debt Crisis -- Introduction: The European Union and  Social Policy -- Analytical Framework for Analysing Alterations in EU Integration in Labour Market and Social Policy -- Analysing Governance of Social and Labour Market Policy Since the Crisis -- Altering the Governance of EMU Since 2010 -- Six-Pack -- Fiscal Compact -- Two-Pack -- Altering the Governance of the European Social Dimension Since 2010 -- Europe 2020 -- The Euro-Plus Pact -- Social Investment Package (SIP) and Youth Guarantee -- Assessing the Institutional Alterations of the EMU and the European Social Dimension -- Conclusion -- References -- 3: A Framework for Social Investment Strategies: Integrating Generational, Life Course and Gender Perspectives in the EU Social Investment Strategy -- Introduction -- Social Investments from a Generational Perspective -- Social Investments in a Life Course Perspective -- Social Investments from a Gender Perspective -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 4: 'Pushing Against an Open Door': Reinforcing the Neo-liberal Policy Paradigm in Ireland and the Impact of EU Intrusion -- Introduction -- Policy Paradigm Change, Ideas and Power -- Economic and Social Policy Paradigms in Irish Welfare State Development -- Framing the Economic Crisis: The Influence of the Existing Paradigm -- Constructing and Contesting Austerity. 8: Still the Sound of Silence? Towards a New Phase in the Europeanization of Welfare State Policies in France -- Introduction -- Welfare Reforms Before the Crisis: Going Silently in the EU-defined Direction -- Employment: Lowering the Cost of Labour, Developing Activation Measures -- Pensions: Returning to Work, Remaining on the Labour Market -- Healthcare: The Agenda Setting of Cost Containment -- Since 2010: France under Surveillance -- Pension Reforms to Satisfy Brussels -- The European Dimension of the 2010 Pension Reform -- The EU Strikes Back: The 2013 Pension Reform -- National Translation through Negotiation: Reforms à la française -- Negotiated Reforms in Employment and Healthcare Policies -- Conclusion -- References -- 9: Depleted European Social Models Following the Crisis: Towards a Brighter Future? -- Introduction -- Welfare Societies in Europe Following the Great Recession: Less Secure and More Unequal -- The Casual Impact of Europe on Welfare State Reform -- Pensions: Economic Stabilization Reached, but Adequacy Remains a Challenge -- Unemployment Benefits and Labour Market Policies: Less Generosity, More Flexibility -- Recent Developments and Future Outlook -- References -- Index. Austerity and Taxation Policy -- Austerity and Social Protection Policy -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 5: National Social and Labour Market Policy Reforms in the Shadow of EU Bailout Conditionality: The Cases of Greece and Portugal -- Introduction -- Concepts and Case Selection -- Conceptualising the Integrative Capacity of the MoU Instrument -- Empirical Strategy and Case Selection -- Intrusiveness in Practice: A Horizontal View of the Greek and the Portuguese Memoranda of Understanding -- Intrusiveness in Pension and Labour Market Policy Reforms in Greece and Portugal -- Pensions -- Labour Market Policies -- Unemployment Benefits -- Active Labour Market Policies -- Employment Protection Legislation -- Collective Bargaining and Minimum Wages -- Conclusions -- References -- 6: From Austerity to Permanent Strain? The European Union and Welfare State Reform in Italy and Spain -- Introduction -- The Analytical Approach -- Policy Changes in Southern Europe Since the Turn of the Century and the Role of the EU -- The 2000s -- The Onset of the Economic Crisis -- The 'State Corporatist' Pillar: Explicit Retrenchment with Few Hints of Recalibration in Pensions and Labour Market Policies -- The Universalistic Pillar: Hidden Retrenchment in Education and Healthcare -- The 'Targeted' Pillar: (Even More) Residual Policies in Social Assistance, Social Care and Family Policies -- The EU and National Welfare State Changes: A Conclusion -- References -- 7: Conditionality by Other Means: European Union Involvement in Italy's Structural Reforms in the Sovereign Debt Crisis -- Introduction -- Implicit Conditionality and Its Features -- At the Roots of Implicit Conditionality: Italy and the Sovereign Debt Crisis -- The Monti Government and Its Structural Reforms -- Conclusions -- References

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Debts, Public--European Union countries

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