Europe in the Global AgeISBN: 978-0-7456-4012-9
Paperback
256 pages
December 2006, Polity
Other Available Formats: Hardcover
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Reform of the social model is therefore a matter of urgency. It
has to go hand in hand with the quest to regenerate economic
growth. The weaker performers in Europe over the past few years can
learn a good deal from states that have coped more effectively. But
more radical changes need to be contemplated in the face of the
impact of globalization, rapidly increasing cultural diversity and
changing demography. The author argues that the traditional welfare
state needs to be rethought. We have to bring lifestyle change into
the heart of what welfare means. Moreover, environmental issues
must be directly connected to other citizenship obligations. These
innovations have to be made at the same time as Europes competitive
position is upgraded.
This original and path-breaking book will rank alongside Beyond Left and Right, The Third Way and other works by Anthony Giddens that have helped reshape social and political thinking over recent decades.