Product Description: The fight against social exclusion and the promotion of social justice and protection (as well as social cohesion) are confirmed to be among the aims of the EU (Article 3 TEU). Moreover, requirements linked to the guarantee of adequate social protection and the fight against social exclusion should be considered both at the level of design and implementation of EU policies and activities (Article 9 TFEU)...read more

Product Description: Social cohesion is one of the declared objectives of the European Union and, with some 16% of EU citizens at risk of poverty, the need to fight poverty and social exclusion continues as a major challenge. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the EU Social Inclusion Process, the means by which it hopes to meet this objective, and explores the challenges ahead at local, regional, national and EU levels...read more

Product Description: The European social agenda is at a crucial stage. This book describes the Action Plans on Social Inclusion submitted to the European Union by national governments in June 2001 and investigates the indicators that can be used to assess social progress...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This work brings together contributions from experts in social policy and social security from across the European community. It offers a cross-European perspective on important issues in social policy in the 1990s, in particular, in the context of European unification.