Spain and Portugal in the European Union - The First Fifteen Years

Zusatztext 'A useful contribution ... it provides some lessons that may be applicable to Eastern European countries as they pursue their own integration within the EU.' - Focus - Journal of the European Information Association Informationen zum Autor Paul Christopher Manuel, Sebastian Royo Klappentext This publication provides an up-to-date assessment of the political and economic issues and is valuable reading for anyone wishing to understand contemporary Spain and Portugal. Zusammenfassung This publication provides an up-to-date assessment of the political and economic issues and is valuable reading for anyone wishing to understand contemporary Spain and Portugal. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Some Lessons from the 15th Anniversary of the Accession of Portugal and Spain to the European Union 2. Shaping, not Making, Democracy: The European Union and the post-authoritarian political transformations of Spain and Portugal 3. European Integration and Civil Society in Spain 4. Portugal and Eastern Europe: After the revolution, democratic Europe 5. Portuguese Attitudes Towards EU Membership: Social and political perspectives 6. Spaniards' Long March Towards Europe 7. Spanish Membership of the European Union Revisited 8. Portugal's European Integration: The good student with a bad fiscal constitution 9. Spain in the EU: 15 years may not be enough 16. Redesigning the Spanish and Portuguese Welfare States: The impact of accession into the European Union 17. The Role of the State in the Labour Market: Its impact on employment and wages in Portugal as compared with Spain 18. The 2004 Enlargement: Iberian lessons for post-communist Europe 19. Portugal and Spain: A 15 year quasi-experiment with European integration in a pair of most similar systems

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• Autori: Paul Christopher Royo Manuel, Sebastian Royo, Sebastian Manuel Royo
• Con la collaborazione di: Paul Christopher Manuel (Editore), Manuel Paul Christopher (Editore), Sebastian Royo (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 19.02.2004
• EAN: 9780714655185
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-5518-5
• Pagine: 224
• Serie: South European Society and Politics; South European Society and Pol; South European Society and Politics
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Politics & government, Politics and government