Beschreibung:
This agenda-setting book argues that the process of market integration in Europe has undermined the power and influence of European workers and generated significant human costs. In starting from the position of labour, this book offers an alternative approach which balances the needs of justice and efficiency.
This agenda-setting book shows how freedom of movement has made the integration of Europe’s labour markets a contentious issue, for example in the aftermath of the eurocrisis, where workers had to make great sacrifices to enable the currency area to function.It argues that the process of market integration in Europe has undermined the power and influence of European workers and generated significant human costs. In starting from the position of labour, this book offers an alternative approach which balances the needs of justice and efficiency.With appeal across a wide range of readers interested in economic integration, it provides lessons for policymakers in how to integrate Europe’s member states to better protect workers and citizens.
I. A New Approach1. Belaboured Europe2. The Uniqueness of Labour3. An Optimum Labour Area?II. Starting Points4. From the Beginning5. A Multitude of Labour MarketsIII. Adjustment Mechanisms6. The Demise of Member State Policy Autonomy7. Europe to the Rescue?8. Money and People on the MoveIV. Results9. The Power of Labour10. Reducing Workaway