| Social Cohesion in Europe and the Americas / Cohesión Social En Europa Y Las Américas: Power, Time and Space / Poder, Tiempo Y Espacio Contributor(s): Koff, Harlan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9052015686 ISBN-13: 9789052015682 Publisher: P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Editions Scientifiques OUR PRICE: $73.77 Product Type: Paperback Language: French Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Social Science - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
| Dewey: 303.3 |
| LCCN: 2009035787 |
| Series: Regional Integration and Social Cohesion |
| Physical Information: 370 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recently, many observers of social cohesion policies and practices have argued that globalization has promoted global convergence towards neo-liberal models in this field. Similarly, scholars and practitioners of regional politics have contended that Europe's social policies represent best practices and they have been promoted in other world regions (i.e. the recent EU-Latin American Summits) leading to convergence in policy-making. This book questions these assertions and asks whether distinctive regional approaches to social cohesion are still relevant. The comparative cross-regional analysis presented in this volume is based on the examination of competition between actors (power), the role of history and social traditions (time) and the importance of geographic limits to social cohesion (space). Recientemente, muchos observadores de pol ticas y pr cticas de cohesi n social han discutido que la globalizaci n ha promovido la convergencia global hacia modelos neo-liberales en este campo. Similarmente, estudiosos y practicionarios de la pol tica regional han contendido que las pol ticas sociales de Europa representan las mejores pr cticas a nivel global y por ello han sido promovidas en otras regiones del mundo (por ejemplo en las recientes cumbres UE-Latinoam rica sobre cohesi n social), lo que lleva tambi n a la convergencia en la elaboraci n de la pol tica. Este libro cuestiona estas afirmaciones y se pregunta si distintos enfoques regionales a la cohesi n social son todav a pertinentes. El an lisis trans-regional comparativo presentado en este volumen esta basado en el examen de la competencia entre actores (poder), el papel de la historia y tradiciones sociales (tiempo) y la importancia de l mites geogr ficos a la cohesi n social (espacio). |