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.
Table of Content
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
About the author
MILENA BÜCHS is Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Southampton, UK.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 206 ● ISBN 9780230591509 ● File size 0.7 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2007 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2306493 ● Copy protection Social DRM