Social Europe, the road not taken the left and european integration in the long 1970s
This book examines the European Left's attempt to think and give shape to an alternative type of European integration-a 'social Europe'-during the long 1970s. Based on fresh archival research, it shows that the western European Left-in particular, social democratic parties, trade unio...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press
[2022]
©2022 |
| Edición: | First edition |
| Colección: | Oxford Academic.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009707533606719 |
| Sumario: | This book examines the European Left's attempt to think and give shape to an alternative type of European integration-a 'social Europe'-during the long 1970s. Based on fresh archival research, it shows that the western European Left-in particular, social democratic parties, trade unions, and to a lesser extent 'Eurocommunist' parties-formulated a broad project to turn 'capitalist Europe' into a 'workers' Europe'. This alternative model of European unity favoured coordinated measures for wealth redistribution, market regulation, a democratization of the economy and of European institutions, upward harmonization of social and fiscal systems, more inclusive welfare regimes, guaranteed employment, economic and social planning with greater consideration for the environment, increased public spending to meet collective needs, greater control of capital flows and multinational corporations, a reduction in working time, and a fairer international economic order favouring the global South. During the pivotal years following 1968, deeply marked by labour militancy, new social movements, economic crisis, and the unmaking of the 'postwar compromise', a window of opportunity opened in which European integration could have taken different roads. The defeat of 'social Europe' was a result of a decade-long social conflict which ended with the affirmation of a neoliberal Europe. Investigating this forgotten power struggle and the reasons of its defeat can be useful not just to scholars and students eager to understand the historical evolution of European integration, the European Left, and European capitalism, but also to anyone interested in building alternative European and global futures. |
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| Notas: | Also issued in print: 2022. "This is an open access publication, available online and distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND)". |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (287 pages) Also available in Print and PDF edition |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191959233 9780192692689 9780192692696 |
| Acceso: | Open Access Electronic Book. |
