Growth versus Security Old and New EU Members Quests for a New Economic and Social Model

by Brada, Josef C.; Radlo, Mariusz-Jan; Bienkowski, Wojciech

• ISBN13: 9780230200531
• ISBN10: 0230200532
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

EU members strive for an economic and social policy model which incorporates a set of common values while maintaining economic competitiveness. This book explores how new members look to the US model, and how older members use other's experiences to reshape their own economies.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures and Boxes	p. vii
Foreword	p. x
Preface	p. xii
Notes on the Contributors	p. xiv
The Creation and Reform of Socio-Economic Systems at the National Level
Lessons from Sweden's Welfare State: An American-Swedish Perspective	p. 3
Flexicurity in Denmark: A Model for Labour Market Reforms in the EU?	p. 33
Slovakia: A Story of Reforms	p. 54
The Czech Socio-Economic Model and Its Evolution from the Start of Transition to 2007	p. 89
Institutional Transplants in the Transformation of Poland's Economy and Polity	p. 116
The European Union and the New Member States' Dilemmas: The Case of Poland	p. 136
Economic Growth and Security in Comparative Perspective
New Challenges for the European Model and How to Cope with It	p. 159
Beyond Models and Regulations: Eastward Expansion versus Retrenchment in the 'New' EU?	p. 178
Economic Freedom, Confidence and Growth	p. 200
Key Factors in the Search for Growth and Security
Public Finances and Structural Reforms in the US and the EU: Lessons for the New Member States	p. 211
Competition and Solidarity in Higher Education - A Reform Proposal Aiming at Improving Quality and Enhancing Security: The Case of Hungary	p. 239
Growth versus Security: Choice and the Generational Difference in Preferences	p. 252
In Search of a Perfect Regulatory System	p. 260
Conclusions	p. 279
Index	p. 281
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