Die Zukunft des Sozialen - in Europa?

Abstract

In recent years, the influence of European law on national social policy has increased substantially. In this respect, the impact of the European competition and procurement law on healthcare and social policy in Germany is particularly significant, affecting the social economy in a specific way. At the same time, the importance of social aspects in community law, for example through the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, is also increasing. This state of affairs demands an examination of not only the mutual influence of different legal fields on and the material and formal organisational alternatives open to social policy in Germany, but also the relationship between solidarity and subsidiarity in this respect. This book contains both up-to-date contributions to an academic conference and further articles on the background to this subject, individual topics related to it and its legal and political consequences. The authors are renowned experts from the fields of law, political science and the wider working world. The book will appeal to those working in the economy and administration as well as academics and other readers interested in examining the consequences of the Europeanisation process for the social economy and health management in Germany in more depth.