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EMU, EU enlargement, and the European Social Model: trends, challenges, and questions

EWWU, EU-Erweiterung und das europäische Sozialmodell: Entwicklungen, Herausforderungen und Fragen
[working paper]

Kittel, Bernhard

Corporate Editor
Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung

Abstract

"Der Aufsatz diskutiert mögliche Folgewirkungen der gleichzeitigen Herausforderung des „Europäischen Sozialmodells“ durch die Europäische Währungsunion und die Erweiterung der EU um mittel- und osteuropäische Länder. Die Belastungen, denen die europäischen Sozial- und Lohnverhandlungssysteme durc... view more

"Der Aufsatz diskutiert mögliche Folgewirkungen der gleichzeitigen Herausforderung des „Europäischen Sozialmodells“ durch die Europäische Währungsunion und die Erweiterung der EU um mittel- und osteuropäische Länder. Die Belastungen, denen die europäischen Sozial- und Lohnverhandlungssysteme durch diese Herausforderungen ausgesetzt werden, sind beachtlich und verstärken sowohl die derzeitige große Varianz länderspezifischer Problemlösungen als auch die zwischen- und innerstaatliche Ungleichheit. Allerdings gibt es keine Anzeichen, daß die Herausforderungen zur Abschaffung wohlfahrtsstaatlicher Standards oder zur Demontage von Arbeitsmarktinstitutionen führen. Im Gegenteil scheint die Notwendigkeit der Suche nach tragfähigen Alternativen zum Status Quo Versuchen zur Verbesserung der langfristigen Nachhaltigkeit der Wohlfahrtsstaaten und der Leistungsfähigkeit etablierter Arbeitsmarktinstitutionen Nachdruck zu verleihen. Darüber hinaus fördern die Herausforderungen neue europäische Politikansätze wie den Mechanismus der „offenen Koordinierung“." [Autorenreferat]... view less


"The paper discusses the possible implications of the challenges facing the “European Social Model” (ESM) caused by the European Monetary Union (EMU) and the enlargement of the EU to include central and eastern European countries. The strains produced by the two challenges on the European welfare ... view more

"The paper discusses the possible implications of the challenges facing the “European Social Model” (ESM) caused by the European Monetary Union (EMU) and the enlargement of the EU to include central and eastern European countries. The strains produced by the two challenges on the European welfare states and industrial relation systems are regarded as considerable, adding to the wide variety of countryspecific solutions and leading to increased inequality both across and within member countries. However, there are no signs indicating that the two challenges lead to the abolition of welfare standards, despite the need for “recalibration,” or that labor market institutions are being dismantled. On the contrary, the need to search for viable alternatives to the status quo appears to strengthen attempts to improve the long-term sustainability of welfare states and to improve the performance of established labor market institutions. Moreover, the challenges foster new European policy approaches like the “open coordination” mechanism." [author's abstract]... view less

Keywords
EEMU; EU expansion; social structure; social order; Europe; collective bargaining; welfare state; labor market; social security; income situation

Classification
Macrosociology, Analysis of Whole Societies
Sociology of Economics
European Politics

Method
descriptive study

Document language
English

Publication Year
2002

City
Köln

Series
MPIfG Working Paper, 1

Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/44302

ISSN
1864-4333

Status
Preprint

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications

Data providerThis metadata entry was indexed by the Special Subject Collection Social Sciences, USB Cologne


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