Social Policy in the Development Strategy of the European Union

Mikhail V. Kulakov () and Marina Lysunets
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Mikhail V. Kulakov: Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia

Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal, 2017, issue 3, 37-48

Abstract: The article analyses priorities of the social and economic development of the European Union within the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy that are aimed at achieving sustainable growth, overcoming the economic recession and solving key social problems of the region. The article addresses the latest employment and social trends in the EU and reflects upcoming challenges and possible social policy responses. The authors examine specifics and goals of the effective labour market policies of the Member States and the EU, based on the official data including main employment, social and labour indicators. The authors also identify main instruments for boosting the EU’s human capital and encouraging development of social and labour markets.

Keywords: regional integration; European Union; social and economic policy; strategy of economic development; unemployment; social inequity; income inequity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 F66 I38 J24 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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