Social Policy

Question 1

Goals

Answer 1

• Reducing social exclusion and poverty
• improving education & training,
• improving health care
• improving gender equality
• Harmonizing Labour regulation
• improve working condition
• increase living standard

Question 2

Introduced because

Answer 2

• fears of social dumping –> minimum standards

- wish to correct negative effects of increased competition in weaker regions

Question 3

Goals 2020

Answer 3

Employment 20-64 at 75%
*% of EU GDP should be invested in R&D
Education: reduce of early school leaving and increase % of pole that complete 3rd level of education
Reducing poverty and social exclusion (20ml pole less at risk of poverty and social exclusion)

Question 4

poverty =

Answer 4

disposable income is less that 60% of mean income in the respective country

Question 5

Anglo-Saxon model

Answer 5

high efficiency - low equity 
most market-oriented model
little employment protection
bigger pool of low-paid workers
wide spread of wages

Question 6

Nordic Model

Answer 6

high efficiency - high equity
they try to increase education level
try to integrate everyone in the labor market
range of incomes is relatively compressed

Question 7

Mediterranean Model

Answer 7

low efficiency - low equity
low social spending
low employment
early retirement

Question 8

Continental model

Answer 8

high equity - low efficiency
insurance based benefits
non-employment benefits and pension