Abstract:

This paper sets the theoretical debate on the future of the welfare state in the context of the European Union social policy: it shows that the EU has adopted an integrated approach to both economic and social objectives, and illustrates the origins and evolution of the current social inclusion process, the related structure of policy making, and the European social indicators. The author then considers the nature of the challenge to the European system of social protection, and the argument ...

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