“…How will the EU deal with the competitive pressures coming from India, China and other industrialising countries? In this volume, leading contributors from a range of countries offer answers to these questions"…”

“…This hardening of social attitudes towards growth-orientated, social investment policies in education, active labour markets, and family assistance occurs at a time when slower growth and productivity are accelerating the process of de-industrialisation in favour of the emerging powers. This paper draws lessons from quantitative public opinion surveys in three key EU member-states (France, Denmark and Britain) to inform debate on the future shape of welfare states after the financial crisis. …”