Tuesday, October 17, 2006
[IWS] Dublin Foundation: COMPETITIVE EUROPE--SOCIAL EUROPE, PARTNERS or RIVALS? [16 October 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Competitive Europe Social Europe, partners or rivals? Foundation Forum 2006 Background paper [16 October 2006]
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0656.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/56/en/1/ef0656en.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
Author:
Foundation
Summary:
The third Foundation Forum puts forward the question: Competitive Europe Social Europe: partners or rivals? The question is not here of course viewed from an historical perspective but rather in terms of how the various European social models are currently compatible with competitiveness. More specifically, the issue is how recent trends in globalisation, new technologies and the ongoing economic integration of Europe influence the relationships between social models and competitiveness. While the Forum will not be able to answer the basic question in a conclusive way, it may shed some light on what is today a very pertinent issue.
Contents
Introduction 1
Defining and measuring competitiveness 2
European social models 4
Competitiveness and social model compatibility 7
Specific social policy measures and competitiveness 7
Globalisation, new technologies and the Welfare State 10
Single market and social policy dilemmas 12
Competitiveness with or without a social model 14
Concluding remarks 15
Includes CHARTS and TABLES....
See also
Forum 2006
Competitive Europe - Social Europe: partners or rivals?
Dublin, 2-3 November 2006
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/events/forum2006/index.htm
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Competitive Europe Social Europe, partners or rivals? Foundation Forum 2006 Background paper [16 October 2006]
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0656.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/56/en/1/ef0656en.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
Author:
Foundation
Summary:
The third Foundation Forum puts forward the question: Competitive Europe Social Europe: partners or rivals? The question is not here of course viewed from an historical perspective but rather in terms of how the various European social models are currently compatible with competitiveness. More specifically, the issue is how recent trends in globalisation, new technologies and the ongoing economic integration of Europe influence the relationships between social models and competitiveness. While the Forum will not be able to answer the basic question in a conclusive way, it may shed some light on what is today a very pertinent issue.
Contents
Introduction 1
Defining and measuring competitiveness 2
European social models 4
Competitiveness and social model compatibility 7
Specific social policy measures and competitiveness 7
Globalisation, new technologies and the Welfare State 10
Single market and social policy dilemmas 12
Competitiveness with or without a social model 14
Concluding remarks 15
Includes CHARTS and TABLES....
See also
Forum 2006
Competitive Europe - Social Europe: partners or rivals?
Dublin, 2-3 November 2006
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/events/forum2006/index.htm
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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