Routledge - Compliance in the Enlarged European Union Book

Explore the complexities of European integration with this academic study from Routledge. Compliance in the Enlarged European Union: Living Rights or Dead Letters? provides a deep empirical and theoretical look at how EU legislation is implemented. This volume focuses on the period following the 2004 accession of ten new member states, examining the real-world effects of these changes on the continent. The research concentrates on social policy, an area vital to the survival of the welfare state and the future of labor law standards across Europe. Building on the success of the prize-winning study, Complying with Europe: EU Harmonization and Soft Law in the Member States, this book examines how social legislation functions in practice. It is an essential resource for students, researchers, and professionals interested in the legal and social shifts within the expanded European Union.