Taking account of the debates about adapting the Union's institutional structures to accommodate different welfare arrangements and the need for more open forms of European governance, the third edition of this well received book offers a compact, clear and authoritative account of 50 years of social policy formation and implementation across the EU.

LINDA HANTRAIS is Emeritus Professor of European Social Policy at Loughborough University, UK.

Preface
Developing European Social Policy
Towards a European Social Model
Education, Training and Employability
Improving Living and Working Conditions
Family Policy on the European Agenda
The Gender Dimension of Social Policy
Policy for Older and Disabled People
From Social Exclusion to Social Inclusion
Social Policy and Mobility
Assessing 50 Years of European Social Policy
Bibliography
Index