The forces of the market and systems competition bring about economic and social convergence in Europe. There is no need for social policies at the EU level. Social harmonisation would distort migration flows and slow down the speed of economic convergence. National welfare states will be...

This is the third volume dedicated to a World Congress of the IIRA: the one for the Tokyo Congress in 2000 and it is dealing with the European scene. The perspective reflects the fact that Europe has reached a stage where it does no longer make too much sense to analyse national systems in...

The eastern expansion of the EU resembles German unification in its mometousness. Whereas the latter led to a 26% increase in the population of the Federal Republic, the former will increase the population of the EU by 28% if all ten entry aspirants are accepted. A special problem will be posed...

In der Arbeit wird die Frage analysiert, welche Konsequenzen sich aus der Osterweiterung für die zukünftige Ausgestaltung der EU-Politiken ergeben können. Die mit der Erweiterung einhergehende zunehmende Heterogenität der ökonomischen Strukturen innerhalb der Europäischen Union lässt auf...