TY - JOUR
T1 - What are the future prospects for the european social model?an analysis of eu equal opportunities and employment policy
AU - ter Haar, Beryl Philine
AU - Copeland, Paul
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - The aim of our article is to examine the future prospects of the European Social Model (ESM). First, the article defines the ESM as a mixture of hard law, soft law and underlying norms and values. Second, the article analyses the ESM on a more detailed level in the case of the law of equal opportunities and employment through a historical account and the legal dynamics of integration. The results of the analysis indicate a growing integration capacity of the ESM. Yet, this runs counter to the current neoliberal preferences of the Barroso Commission which has moved from a strategy of combining economic growth and social cohesion, to one in which economic growth creates social cohesion. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
AB - The aim of our article is to examine the future prospects of the European Social Model (ESM). First, the article defines the ESM as a mixture of hard law, soft law and underlying norms and values. Second, the article analyses the ESM on a more detailed level in the case of the law of equal opportunities and employment through a historical account and the legal dynamics of integration. The results of the analysis indicate a growing integration capacity of the ESM. Yet, this runs counter to the current neoliberal preferences of the Barroso Commission which has moved from a strategy of combining economic growth and social cohesion, to one in which economic growth creates social cohesion. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-0386.2010.00508.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-0386.2010.00508.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1351-5993
VL - 16
SP - 273
EP - 291
JO - European Law Journal
JF - European Law Journal
IS - 3
ER -
