Handbook of Quality of Life in the Enlarged European Union

ISBN-13: 9781138975774 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 448 str.

Jens Alber;Tony Fahey;Chiara Saraceno

Opis

This is a comparative Handbook and analysis of the social conditions and institutional contexts in the 'new' and 'old' member states of the enlarged EU- 28.

Recenzje

"Each chapter is very well-informed, data driven, and relevant for addressing current questions about the condition among EU countries and trends set in motion by enlargement....Recommended." – Choice, December 2008

Spis treści

Editors' Introduction: The New Member States Before and After Accession  Part 1: Fertility, Families and Households  1. Fertility Patterns and Aspirations in Europe Tony Fahey  2. Patterns of Family Living in Europe Chiara Saraceno  3. Is There a Generational Cleavage in Europe? Inter-Generational Patterns in the Perception of Pensions and Elderly Care Wolfgang Keck, Agnes Blome, and Jens Alber  4. Family Policies in the Enlarged European Union Thomas Bahle  Part 2: Employment and Working Conditions  5. Employment Patterns in the Enlarged European Union Jens Alber  6. Working Conditions Claire Wallace and Florian Pichler  7. Regulation of Labour Markets in Europe Jelle Visser  Part 3: Material Living Conditions  8. Poverty and Social Exclusion in an Enlarged Europe Christopher T. Whelan and Bertrand Maitre  9. Minimum Income Policies in Old and New Member States Bea Cantillon  10. Housing Conditions and Their Perception: The Paradox of Housing Henryk Domanski  11. Housing Policies and Institutional Drivers of Housing Inequalities Michelle Norris  Part 4: Social Capital and Social Cohesion  12. Patterns of Sociability in the Enlarged Europe Manuela Olagnero and Paola Torrioni  13. Feeling Left Out: Patterns of Social Integration and Exclusion Petra Böhnke  14. Conflicts and Threats to Social Cohesion in New and Old Member States Jan Delhey and Wolfgang Keck  Part 5: Processes of Europeanization  15. Patterns of Cross-Border Migration Hubert Krieger  16. Where we Stand in Europe: An Europeanization of Reference Groups for Social Comparisons? Jan Delhey and Ulrich Kohler  17. Conclusions: Similarities and Differences of Living Conditions: Does Europe Grow Together? The Editors  18. Methodological Appendix: A Quality Assessment of Different European Surveys: Towards an Open Method of Coordination for Survey Data Ulrich Kohler