Austerity and the Implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy in Spain

This book adopts a critical perspective to analyze the Europe-2020 Strategy and its effects on the transformation of the European productive and social model, particularly in Spain.

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Javier Ramos is Research Associate at ICEI (Complutense Institute of International Studies) Complutense University of Madrid and Academic Director of the Complutense University expertise programs on Crowdfunding and Social Innovation and Collaborative Economy. Esther del Campo is Professor of Political Science and Administration at the Complutense University of Madrid. At present, she is director of the Doctorate in Political Sciences and of the Administration and International Relations of the Complutense University of Madrid.

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Content: Javier Ramos: Introduction Javier Ramos: The EU Facing Globalisation and the Financial Crisis. The Europe 2020 Strategy and the Definitive Triumph of Commodification in Europe Cristina Blanco Sío-López: Designing Scenarios on Inclusive Globalisation. Europe 2020 and the Social Dimension of EU s External Policy Antonio Santos Ortega/David Muñoz-Rodríguez: The entrepreneur within the Framework of the Europe 2020 Strategy. The Route of the Entrepreneurial Activation Idea in the European Union Esther del Campo/Marta Pajarín García: Gender Inequality in Europe 2020 and Spain Alberto del Pozo Sen/Borja Suárez Corujo: The Europe 2020 Strategy in Spain. The Employment Objective Celso Cancela Outeda/Bruno González Cacheda: The Spanish Productive Model Facing the Challenge of its Europeanisation Armela Dino/Raúl Sánchez: Science, Technology and Innovation in Europe 2020 Strategy and its Effects in Spain José Saturnino Martínez García/María Fernández-Mellizo: Objectives Europe 2020 for Spain: Education Rafael Fernández-Font Pérez: The Ecological Transition in the Shade of Europe 2020 in Spain Sergio González Begega/Eloisa del Pino: Social Policy in Spain under Austerity. Assessing EU Leverage for Structural Adjustment and Welfare Reform Ana Arriba González de Durana/Vicente Marbán Gallego/Francisco Javier Moreno Fuentes/Gregorio Rodríguez Cabrero: The Spanish Half-hearted Pursuit of Europe 2020 s Poverty Target.