Theories of European integration are relevant for understanding the development of the
OMC, given the role of Member States and European institutions in this process. The …

Changing Welfare States is is a major new examination of the wave of social reform that has
swept across Europe over the past two decades. In a comparative fashion, it analyses reform …

In 2016, the Commission proposed an ambitious governance strategy in order to further the
transformation of the European energy system towards the Unions' 2030 climate and energy …

The only comprehensive text available for advanced study and professional reference, this
book brings much needed clarity to both the theoretical and practical aspects of EU …

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No development in European integration has aroused greater interest or greater controversy
in recent years than the Open Method of Co-ordination (OMC), which has become an …

A good society is the goal for social policy. Recent years have seen a growing awareness
that gross domestic product (GDP) alone does not measure this. Happiness and well‐being …

The book is without doubt a must-read reflection on the notion of full employment and a
source of inspiration for the establishing of the knowledge-based economy that is such an …

Since the early days of the single market in the European Economic Community and the first
wave of privatisations in the 1980s, rules have played an important role in European politics …

2 Introduction problems. Furthermore, they argue that a stronger EU role in social policy
would increase the legitimacy of EU integration by preventing electorates from increasingly …