Europe's income, wealth, consumption, and inequality

This text is the Europe volume in an international series on income, wealth, consumption, well-being, & inequality. It focuses on the European Union (EU) & its member countries & other European countries that are in close association with it. The book provides an overview of economic &am...

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Corporate Author: University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) Center for International Policy Exchanges
Other Authors: Fischer, Georg (Editor), Strauss, Robert (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2021, 2021
Series:International policy exchange series / International policy exchange series
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This text is the Europe volume in an international series on income, wealth, consumption, well-being, & inequality. It focuses on the European Union (EU) & its member countries & other European countries that are in close association with it. The book provides an overview of economic & social trends in the countries & in country groupings. It takes the long-term process of European integration as a starting point. It addresses policy areas pertaining to certain aspects of inequality & the European social model in thematic chapters. It makes a specific point to look at the EU not as a conglomerate of individual countries but as an economic & political entity whose parts are closely interlinked politically & economically. It considers commonalities & differences in institutions & policies as they might impact the situation not just in one country but in the Union as a whole
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2021. - Published in collaboration with the Center for International Policy Exchanges, University of Maryland
Physical Description:616 pages
ISBN:9780197545737