1st Edition

The Role of Employer Associations and Labour Unions in the EMU Institutional Requirements for European Economic Policies

221 Pages
by Routledge

221 Pages
by Routledge

221 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1999, this volume recognises that in the course of European integration, national economic policy makers lose some effective policy instruments. Contributors to this omnibus volume analyse the 'room for maneuvering' available to national and EU economic and social policies under the conditions of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). They explore the possibilities for European... Read more

1. Does a European Social Model Exist and Can It Survive? Bernhard Ebbinghaus. 2. Adapting the European Model: the Role of Employers’ Associations and Trade Unions. Colin Crouch. 3. European Macro-Economic Policy. Summary of a Presentation by Ludwig Schubert. 4. Is There a Need for a Co-ordinated European Wage and Labour Market Policy? Ulrich Fritsche, Gustav A. Horn, Wolfgang Scheremet, Rudolf Zwiener. 5. Societal Support for Social Dialogue. Europe’s Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations. Jelle Visser. 6. Wage-Setting Institutions and European Monetary Union. Franz Traxler. 7. Reforming the Channels of Representation for an Eventual Euro-Democracy. Philippe C. Schmitter. 8. The Role of the Associations in a European Constitution. Justin Greenwood. 9. Summary of the Conference. Michael Mesch, Clarisse Pásztory, Thomas Zotter. 10. Conclusions by the Arbeitskreis für Ökonomische und Soziologische Studien.

Biography

Gerhard Huemer, Franz Traxler, MichaelMesch

’...really contributes to the current debate developed in various European trade circles...comes to very interesting conclusions on the coordination of the different components of the European policy-mix.’ Industrial Relations Journal