TY - BOOK ID - 18187083 TI - Unwrapping the European social model AU - Jepsen, Maria. AU - Serrano Pascual, Amparo. PY - 2006 SN - 1861347987 9781861347985 9786611159917 1447304136 1281159913 184742161X 9781847421616 9781281159915 9781447304135 6611159916 PB - Bristol : Policy Press, DB - UniCat KW - Economic development KW - Social problems KW - Europe KW - Social policy. KW - Economic policy. KW - #SBIB:316.8H40 KW - #SBIB:327.7H231 KW - Sociaal beleid: social policy, sociale zekerheid, verzorgingsstaat KW - Europese Unie: sociaal-economisch beleid, landbouw-, milieu-, cultuur- en communicatiebeleid KW - Reform, Social KW - Social reform KW - Social welfare KW - Social history KW - Applied sociology KW - Development, Economic KW - Economic growth KW - Growth, Economic KW - Economic policy KW - Economics KW - Statics and dynamics (Social sciences) KW - Development economics KW - Resource curse UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:18187083 AB - The notion of the European Social Model (ESM) has been one of the fastest growing in European political and academic discourse in recent years. It is conventionally used to describe the European experience of simultaneously promoting sustainable economic growth and social cohesion. However, the concept has suffered from a lack of clear definition. And where definitions have been found in the literature, they do not necessarily converge. This book presents the outcome of a project coordinated by the European Trade Union Institute in which experts from different countries and social scientific disciplines (sociology, political science and economics) were invited to reflect on both the meaning and political status of the concept of the ESM. In addition to analysing the ambiguities and multiple meanings attributed to the concept, the authors unpick the underlying assumptions and make use of a new approach - the ESM as political project - with which European countries can build consensus and share a common understanding. Offering a new analytical framework and with new empirical evidence, "Unwrapping the European Social Model" is essential reading for all those involved in European social policy research, education, policy and practice. ER -