Europe and the politics of capabilities:

The social agenda of the European Union is shifting towards broad social initiatives that align social and economic objectives with the promotion of employment. This calls for an action framework that permits social dialogue and political deliberation to inform and complement legislative action at a...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Salais, Robert (HerausgeberIn), Villeneuve, Robert 1943- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2004
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511489075
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511489075
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511489075
Zusammenfassung:The social agenda of the European Union is shifting towards broad social initiatives that align social and economic objectives with the promotion of employment. This calls for an action framework that permits social dialogue and political deliberation to inform and complement legislative action at all levels. The debate, however, has been dominated by advocates of traditional welfare states. This book, to break out of this sterile stalemate, demonstrates how an employment-orientated social policy in Europe can develop from a new, different set of policy principles, specifically 'a capability approach'. Taking inspiration from the work of Amartya Sen, this book focuses on the effective freedom people need to achieve their goals in life and work. The result of ongoing collaboration between researchers and social actors, it will appeal to social scientists, students, policy-makers and all those concerned with the building of Europe
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Umfang:1 online resource (xv, 312 pages)
ISBN:9780511489075
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511489075