Isbn: 9780821361191 - labor markets and social policy in central and eastern europe: the accession and beyond (2 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 267 pages. 'Labor Markets and Social Policy in Central and Eastern Europe' summarises so cial policy reform during the transition and EU accession and analyses the socia l policy challenges which continue to face both old and new member states. Speci fically, the book amplifies two sets of arguments. First, social policy under co mmunism was in important respects well-suited to the old order and?precisely f or that reason?was systematically badly-suited to a market economy. Strategic reform directions thus followed from the nature of the transition process and fr om constraints imposed by EU accession. Secondly, successful accession is not th e end of the story: economic and social trends over the past 50 years are creati ng strains for social policy which all countries?old and new members?will ha ve to face.This book will be of interest to readers interested in social policy, particularly those with an interest in the process of post-communist transition , in EU accession, and in future social policy challenges for the wider Europe. It should be of interest to academics in departments of economics, social policy and political science, and to policy makers, including government advisers and civil servants.…