European Social Policy and the Nordic Countries

Abstract

Part 1 The labour markets and systems of labour law: the countries and the European Commission's medium-term social policy objectives, Hermann van Zonneveld the Nordic Model in a European context, Alan C. Neal the Danish industrial relations model, Jesper Due, Jorgen Steen Madsen and Carsten Stroby Jensen the Finnish system of industrial relations and labour law, Niklas Bruun Icelandic labour law and industrial relations, Sigurdal Lindal Norwegian labour law and industrial relations, Stein Evju and Lars Holo labour laws in Sweden - characteristic features in an international perspective, Tore Sigeman. Part 2 European Union perspectives on the systems: labour markets and European social policy -issues for the European Commission, Carlo Savoini labour markets and European social policy - a perspective from UNICE, Nils Trampe labour markets and European social policy - the ETUC perspective, Jean Lapeyre labour markets and European social policy - a comment from the CEEP perspective, Enzo Avanzi European social policy and the countries, Alan C. Neal. Part 3 Selected background documentation: treaty establishing the European Community protocol on social policy agreement on social policy protocol concerning Article 119 of the treaty establishing the European Community agreement on the European Economic Area Declaration (No 24) by the Governments of the EFTA States on the Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers the European Commission's medium-term social action programme.