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OverviewDespite the rhetoric of 'unification' and of a 'single Europe' Europe is still marked by sharp social and regional disparities. More acutley than ever, Europe faces the dual problem of how to ensure sustained growth and how to combine it with social equity. 'Cohesion' is the term coined by the European Community for its aim of reducing the social and regional gap in the European Union. This book explores the real potential for cohesion in Europe. It assesses the difficulties facing Less Favoured Regions in the context of the Community's policies on economic integration and social cohesion, and the wider processes of industrial change in Europe. It argues that current measures which purport to facilitate cohesion will not be adequate. Most of the chapters argue that the Community's measure for promoting growth and productivity are biased towards the interests of the advanced regions and the major corporations. At itscore lies a critique of the prevailing neo-liberal growth philosophy which decouples the link between economic efficiency and social equity. The book is divided into three parts, dealing with: * the macroeconomic environment : assessing the merits and weaknesses of market-led policies * the social dimension: arguing for an extension and deepening of European social policy * regional queations: concluding that the pattern is for an increasing concentration of economic power in the core regions and only partial revitalization in less favoured regions. The book concludes by making a case for putting cohesion measures at the centre of economic policy, rather than making them an adjunct to attempts to make Europe more 'competitive'. In doing so it defends a growth philosophy based on expansionist macroeconomic policies, active industrial intervention, protection of workers rights and active supply-side growth measure in the regions. Without such measures the pursuit of cohesion will remain an elusive goal. Dr. Michael Dunford, Sussex University, Anna Giunta, Dipartimento di Teoria e storia dell'Economia Napoli, Prof Iain Begg, University of Cambridge, Prof Flavia Martinelli, Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ash Amin (University of Durham, UK) , John TomaneyPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780415125529ISBN 10: 0415125529 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 07 September 1995 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Figure, List of Tables, The Contributors, Acknowledgements, INTRODUCTION: CONFLICT AND COHESION IN THE SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET: A REFLECTION, Part I Macro-economic change, Part II Social cohesion, Part III Corporate restructuring, Part IV Towards cohesion, IndexReviewsAuthor InformationAsh Amin, John Tomaney Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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