{"product_id":"9780745639352","title":"Global Europe, Social Europe","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGlobal Europe, Social Europe\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnthony Giddens | Patrick Diamond | Roger Liddle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book makes an essential contribution to the debate now opening up over the future of Europe in the wake of the demise of the Constitution. Since 1989 much about the European Union has changed, including the very definition of ‘Europe’ itself. The EU has enlarged to 25 countries and the division between Western and Eastern Europe has disappeared. \u003cp\u003eThe EU has responded positively to these changes, not only by making a success of enlargement, but by pushing ahead with the Single Market and the Single Currency. These very successes, however, have led to a reaction. Those who voted ‘no’ in the referenda in France and the Netherlands registered worries about Europe’s future, especially on a social and economic level. For many, ‘social Europe’ – the welfare states that offer protection from the buffetings of the global marketplace – are under threat. Unemployment and low growth are seemingly becoming endemic across much of the EU.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow should pro-Europeans respond? What future is there for Europe’s cherished social model? How will the EU deal with the competitive pressures coming from India, China and other industrialising countries? In this volume, leading contributors from a range of countries offer answers to these questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eEdited By:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Giddens\u003c\/b\u003e, London School of Economics and Political Science\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Diamond,\u003c\/b\u003e Special Advisor in the Prime Minister's Policy Unit\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Liddle\u003c\/b\u003e, Member of the Cabinet of the European Trade Commissioner, Peter Mandelson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 November 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745639352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380056256652,"sku":"9780745639352","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745639352_e94978f9-c560-40d7-adf1-72cc3085ecf2.jpg?v=1780180086","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780745639352","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}