Europe and national economic transformation: the EU after the Lisbon decade

Europe and national economic transformation: the EU after the Lisbon decade

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How great is the capacity of the EU to orchestrate 'competitiveness'? Can common policy instruments produce consistent effects? Has substantial policy learning come from the successes and failures of the Lisbon agenda? This book identifies the nature and limits of the transformative capacities of the EU's pushfor economic gains. MITCHELL P. SMITH Co-Director of the European Union Center at the University of Oklahoma, USA.He is the author of 'States of Liberalization: Redefining the Public Sector in Integrated Europe' (2005) and the forthcoming 'Environmental and Health Regulation in the United States and the European Union: Protecting Public and Planet' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012). INDICE: Introduction: Evaluating the Lisbon Process, a Soft Approach to Hard Objectives; 'M.P.Smith' - PART I: LISBON, 'COMPETITIVENESS' AND NATIONAL MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE - Evaluating the Performance Record under the Lisbon Agenda; 'D.L.Cleeton - 'Innovation and Competition in the EU15: Empirical Evidence on the Lisbon Decade and Beyond; 'M.Ugur' & 'U.Guner - 'PART II: LISBON AND NATIONAL MODELS OF CAPITALISM - European Integration, Social Protection, andthe Lisbon Agenda; 'A.M.van der Veen' & 'C.S.Allen - 'Innovation Financing inEurope: What has Financial Market Integration Brought?; 'R.Deeg - 'Lisbon and'Better Regulation': Implications for National Regulatory Governance; 'M.P.Smith - 'PART III: LISBON, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT - The Transformation of Public Employment Services During the Lisbon Decade; 'W.Schelkle', 'D.Mabbett', & 'M.Freier - 'Adapting Pension Policy to meet the Lisbon Strategy's Goals; 'P.Kostadinova' - Re-Discovering Migration as a Strategy for Human Resources: Employers and the Rhetorical Claims of Competitiveness during the Lisbon Era'; G.Menz - 'Conclusion: Does Europe 2020 represent learning from the Lisbon strategy?; 'R.VilpiE!auskas - ' -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-29868-2
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 240
  • Fecha Publicación: 17/02/2012
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés