Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; List of figures and tables; 1 Job quality in an era of flexibility: introduction; 2 Job quality in Europe; 3 Deregulation, job security and employability during the Great Recession: a multilevel analysis; 4...

The ‘Troika’ is a word that is scorched into the narrative of the EU’s banking and economic crisis - a triumvirate constituted by the European Central Bank, the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund. The modus operandi of the Troika is defined by the authors of this book...

W Unii Europejskiej zastosowanie miał zarówno proces planowania, jak i programowania. W ostatnich latach programowanie stało się podstawowym narzędziem konstruowania ładu rozwojowego państw członkowskich, szczególnie w ramach polityki strukturalnej. Poszczególne kraje, korzystające ze...

One of the consequences of an aging European society is that there will be fewer active workers and dependents, so it should be noted, firstly, the importance of workers not to re-tire early and on the other hand, the negative result that employment rates of workers aged 55 to 64 years represent...

Industrial policy is a significant element of successful agro-economic development considering that it integrates three highly important elements of development and growth – economy of scale, innovativeness and synergy - at a global level. As a complex and comprehensive activity it is...

Higher education in Romania is going through a period of intensive changes based on development strategies established with the integration into the European Union. Because of the economic situation that Romania now has and the current economic crisis, the Government funds and universities own...

The study analyzes the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty and Romania’s place and part in this new European context. Specifically, we identify the changes the Treaty brings and the way in which the Romanian institutions and policies should thereat react. We also draw a picture of the state...

The critique against capitalism on the grounds that its economic interests are often irreconcilable with its social aspirations has gained merit in various circles. Given this background, the debate over the economic orientation of a community and the role of non-market goals such as...