Milena Büchs

New Governance in European Social Policy

The Open Method of Coordination

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Büchs analyses the goals and instruments of the Open Method of Coordination, discusses approaches which theorize its functioning, examines its policy content and develops a framework for its evaluation. Through the examination of a case study the author demonstrates how policy actors apply the OMC in employment in Germany and the United Kingdom.

Produktdetails

• Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-50651-0
• 2007
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 151mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 406g
• ISBN-13: 9780230506510
• ISBN-10: 0230506518
• Artikelnr.: 22759233

Autorenporträt

MILENA BÜCHS is Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Southampton, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART I: THE OPEN METHOD OF COORDINATION Conceptualizing the OMC The 'Third Way' in European Social Policy PART II: MEMBER STATE RESPONSES Institutions and Actors The European Employment Strategy in Germany and the United Kingdom PART III: EVALUATION Effectiveness Legitimacy Conclusion Appendix

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Introduction PART I: THE OPEN METHOD OF COORDINATION Conceptualizing the OMC The 'Third Way' in European Social Policy PART II: MEMBER STATE RESPONSES Institutions and Actors The European Employment Strategy in Germany and the United Kingdom PART III: EVALUATION Effectiveness Legitimacy Conclusion Appendix

Rezensionen

'Overall, the book is very well written and the careful analysis of the UK and Germany illustrates why, when and under which circumstances the EES has been used in these two very diverse countries.' - Caroline de la Porte, Journal of European Social Policy