Labor, Employment, and Social Policies in the EU Enlargement Process : Changing Perspectives and Policy Options
Transition has been a wrenching process for the labor markets of Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs), and the prospect of joining the European Union gives rise to both hopes and misgivings among their population. Similarly among other me...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/2016290/labor-employment-social-policies-eu-enlargement-process-changing-perspectives-policy-options http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15235 |
| Summary: | Transition has been a wrenching process
for the labor markets of Central and Eastern European
countries (CEECs), and the prospect of joining the European
Union gives rise to both hopes and misgivings among their
population. Similarly among other member countries, a new
resolve to shake off a legacy of high unemployment and to
build "the most competitive economy in the world"
mixes in some quarters with lingering apprehension that EU
enlargement disrupts already strained labr markets. This
volume contains the papers presented at the conference held
in Baden, Austria, in June 2001 to investigate these
questions. The content of this research work captures the
thoughts and analysis of the senior policymakers, academics,
and social partners who participated in this series of
seminars. This digest of research work seeks to present the
latest factual trends on labor issues in accession
countries, reviews exisitng labor market policies and social
protection mechanisms, and discusses alternative strategies
for employment creation in Central and Eastern Europe. |
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