{"product_id":"europe-policies-and-people-9781349425969","title":"Europe Policies and People","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople in Europe have seen their lives profoundly affected by the policies of the European Union. The contributors to this book provide an overview of the EU within global capitalism, a survey of policies within key issue areas and a treatment of the economics of family care, migrant workers and pensioners. It concludes with an analysis of the insider-outsider dilemmas of the imperfectly united Europe. The book takes a social perspective on economic issues and is accessible even to the non-specialist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors PART I: A PEOPLE'S EUROPE: CONCEPTS AND HISTORY From Customs Union to People's Europe?; F.Gardner In Search of Euro Capitalism; J.Bradley PART II: PEOPLE AND BUSINESS European Business Strategy; S.Panah Money for the People: Economic and Monetary Union; P.Cullen The EU Budget and its Citizens; B.Ardy Protecting Consumers? Regulation of Financial Markets in Europe; M.Sullivan Moving People and Goods; P.Cullen Supporting Farmers or Consumers?; S.Hatt PART III: PEOPLE, WORKERS AND WELFARE Caring and Working: The Market, the State and the Care Economy; S.Hatt People in Search of Work: Albanian Migrants in Greece; J.Korovilas Europe's Demographic Time Bomb: The Challenge for Public Pensions; M.Sullivan Conclusion Index","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742417092951,"sku":"9781349425969","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781349425969.jpg?v=1758384827","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/europe-policies-and-people-9781349425969","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}