Europe in the Global Age

摘要

The European Union (EU) and its member states face major challenges, triggered by globalisation, changes in the lifestyles of its citizens, the recent enlargement rounds and rneconomic downturns. Although most of these challenges are similar for all industrialised countries, the related problems and issues need to be viewed in a different light for Europe. Giddens considers the European Social Model (ESM) as the jewel in the crown of European societies. With this claim in mind the book Europe in the Global Age starts its journey across issues and problems that put the ESM under strain and formulates policy solutions to release some of the pressure.