Europe enlarged

By Irena Kogan

Subjects: Labor laws and legislation, europe, Public welfare, Social Services & Welfare, Education, europe, Public welfare, europe, European Union, Education, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Human Services, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Welfare state, Labor market, Public Policy

Description: The expansion of the European Union has put an end to the east-west division of Europe, while increasing the cultural heterogeneity, social disparities and economic imbalances within the EU-exemplified in the lower living standards and higher unemployed rates in some of the new member states.