 The European Social Models: Contours of the DiscussionChristoph Hermann Chapter 6 in Privatisation against the European Social Model, 2009, pp 77-90 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The term European Social Model (ESM) has become a catchword in political, and increasingly academic, discourses. This chapter attempts to map out the contours of the discussion on the ESM. It does so by devoting the first part of the chapter to the changing political meaning of the ESM with a special focus on its role in the European integration process and the maintenance of a hegemonic European project. In contrast, the second part refers to academic discourses on the ESM. More concretely, it engages with quantitative approaches attempting to measure the ESM, and institutional concepts searching for a common institutional tradition shared by the great variety of EU member states. The chapter argues that widespread public ownership is a common feature shared by many countries in Western and Eastern Europe during the post-war decades and distinguishing Europe from the social model of the United States. The chapter ends with a brief conclusion. Keywords: Gross Domestic Product; Welfare State; European Central Bank; Public Ownership; Social Expenditure (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-25068-0_6 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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