Assessing the Open Method of Coordination [electronic resource] : Institutional Design and National Influence of EU Social Policy Coordination /
Barcevičius, Egidijus.editor.
Weishaupt, J. Timo.editor.
Zeitlin, Jonathan.editor.
Based on the findings of a large-scale, comparative research project, this volume systematically assesses the institutional design and national influence of the Open Method of Coordination in Social Inclusion and Social Protection (pensions and health/long-term care), at the European Union level and in ten EU Member States.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; 1 Institutional Design and National Influence of EU Social Policy Coordination: Advancing a Contradictory Debate; 2 Tracing the Social OMC from Its Origins to Europe 2020; 3 Is the Social OMC Fit for Purpose? Adequacy and Institutional Design, 2006-2010; 4 An OMC for All Policies: Is Belgium (still) the Best Pupil in the Class?; 5 The Social OMC in France: The Realm of the Happy Few?; 6 The Social OMC in Germany: Slow but Steady?; 7 The Social OMC in Denmark: European Ideas Meet Domestic Politics
8 The Social OMC in the UK: Beyond Cheap Talk?9 The Social OMCs at Work: Identifying and Explaining Variations in National Use and Influence; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Based on the findings of a large-scale, comparative research project, this volume systematically assesses the institutional design and national influence of the Open Method of Coordination in Social Inclusion and Social Protection (pensions and health/long-term care), at the European Union level and in ten EU Member States.
Welfare state.
Social policy.
European Union.
Comparative politics.
Welfare economics.
Social legislation.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Social Policy.
European Union Politics.
Comparative Politics.
Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy.
Labour Law/Social Law.