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The Social Dimension of European Integration and Enlargement: 'Social Europe' and Eastern Enlargement of the EU

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  • Takumi HORIBAYASHI

    (Kanazawa University, Japan)

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This paper argues that the social dimension of European integration has been lesser priority than economic and political considerations. It also explores the conflict between the aspiration of a European-style welfare system and IMF-World Bank-backed residualism in post-communist regions since 1989; the paper also argues that the EU did not have an influence on the post-communist welfare system with regard to 'Social Europe'. Lastly, this paper concludes that a newly enlarged Europe has not yet achieved a strong orientation towards 'Social Europe', and that the creation of greater symmetry between 'Economic Europe' and 'Social Europe' is indispensable for the future of the EU.

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  • Takumi HORIBAYASHI, 2006. "The Social Dimension of European Integration and Enlargement: 'Social Europe' and Eastern Enlargement of the EU," The Journal of Comparative Economic Studies (JCES), The Japanese Society for Comparative Economic Studies (JSCES), vol. 2, pages 3-31, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cos:epaper:v:2:y:2006:p:3-31
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    • F02 - International Economics - - General - - - International Economic Order and Integration
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • P36 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training; Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty

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