Social rights in Europe in an age of austerity /

Social rights in Europe in an age of austerity /

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Imprint:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018. ©2017
Description:	xx, 300 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Critical studies in jurisprudence series Critical studies in jurisprudence series.
Subject:	Social rights -- European Union countries. Social legislation -- European Union countries. Public welfare -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries. Public welfare -- Economic aspects -- European Union countries. Welfare state -- European Union countries. Civil rights -- European Union countries. Civil rights. Public welfare -- Economic aspects. Public welfare -- Law and legislation. Social legislation. Social rights. Welfare state. Europe -- European Union countries.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11343836

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Other authors / contributors:	Civitarese M., Stefano (Civitarese Matteucci), editor. Halliday, Simon, 1966- editor.
ISBN:	9781138700598 1138700592
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This collection of essays examines the promise and limits of social rights in Europe in a time of austerity. Presenting in the first instance five national case studies, representing the biggest European economies (UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain), it offers an account of recent reforms to social welfare and the attempts to resist them through litigation. The case studies are then used as a foundation for theory-building about social rights. This second group of chapters develops theory along two complementary lines: first, they explore the dynamics between social rights, public law, poverty and welfare in times of economic crisis; second, they consider the particular significance of the European context for articulations of, and struggles over, social rights. Employing a range and depth of expertise across Europe, the book constitutes a timely and highly significant contribution to socio-legal scholarship about the character and resilience of social rights in our national and regional constitutional settings.

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Summary:	This collection of essays examines the promise and limits of social rights in Europe in a time of austerity. Presenting in the first instance five national case studies, representing the biggest European economies (UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain), it offers an account of recent reforms to social welfare and the attempts to resist them through litigation. The case studies are then used as a foundation for theory-building about social rights. This second group of chapters develops theory along two complementary lines: first, they explore the dynamics between social rights, public law, poverty and welfare in times of economic crisis; second, they consider the particular significance of the European context for articulations of, and struggles over, social rights. Employing a range and depth of expertise across Europe, the book constitutes a timely and highly significant contribution to socio-legal scholarship about the character and resilience of social rights in our national and regional constitutional settings.
Physical Description:	xx, 300 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781138700598 1138700592