Free Trade and Social Welfare in Europe

Explorations in the Long 20th Century

AvLucia Coppolaro,Lorenzo Mechi

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Del i serien Routledge Studies in Modern European History

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Beskrivning

This book deals with the historical relationship between international trade liberalisation – one of the backbones of globalisation – and the development of social welfare. In Europe the issue has regularly been at the centre of the political debate for at least two centuries, and still nowadays it continues to inspire decisions of the highest order, as in the recent case of Brexit. Analysing a number of particularly meaningful episodes and moments, the eight chapters of this edited volume provide an overview of how the liberalisation/welfare nexus has been addressed in Europe since the end of the 19th century. Describing the oscillations from phases in which state, non-state and transnational actors saw the two elements as widely conflicting, to others in which more harmonious visions prevailed, the book uncovers the political complexity of the issue and contributes to clarifying its connections with the current economic situation, political balances and general social conditions.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-09-30
Mått:156 x 234 x 11 mm
Vikt:294 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in Modern European History
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032175140

Utforska kategorier

Socialt arbete och välfärd inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Lucia Coppolaro is an associate professor at the Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies, University of PadovaLorenzo Mechi is an associate professor at the Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies, University of Padova

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: free trade and social welfare in a long-term perspective; 1. The state fights back: protecting the people, protecting the economy (1880-1914); 2. From cradle to grave: the German trade union federation’s wage, welfare, and competitiveness program for the Weimar Republic; 3. Social security versus global security: early debates about the International Trade Organisation: liberalisation and full employment, 1945–48; 4. A precondition for economic integration? European debates on social harmonisation in the 1950s and 1960s; 5. The International Chamber of Commerce. The organisation of free-trade and market regulations from the interwar period to the 1960s; 6. Creating a Social Europe or completing the Single Market? Debates within the European Economic Community (1973-1986); 7. Resisting globalization? The TUC, the CBI and the politics of protectionism in the UK textile industry in the 1970s; 8. Surfing (in and out of) the globalization wave: labour standards during the GATT/WTO trade negotiations (1947-1999); Conclusion

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