The Social Charter of the European Community: Evolution and Controversies

John Addison and W. Stanley Siebert

ILR Review, 1991, vol. 44, issue 4, 597-625

Abstract: This study investigates the content, status, and likely impact of the Social Charter, a declaration of social rights (primarily workers' rights) endorsed by the European Community in December 1989. The European Commission, which initiated the Charter, has justified the mandated benefits proposed under it as a means for advancing social equality. The authors argue, however, that by raising costs, inhibiting employment growth, and disproportionately affecting poorer workers and nations, the mandated benefits approach is likely to cause less rather than more equity.

Date: 1991
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