European Social Policy and the Nordic Countries

Contents: The Nordic Labour Markets and Systems of Labour Law: The Nordic countries and the European Commission’s medium-term social policy objectives, Herman van Zonneveld; The Nordic model in a European context, Alan C. Neal; The Danish industrial relations model, Jesper Due, Jørgen Steen Madsen and Carsten Strøby Jensen; The Finnish system of industrial relations and labour law, Niiklas Bruun; Labour legislation and industrial relationships in Iceland, Sigurdal Lindal; Labour law and the labour market in Norway, Stein Evju and Lars Holo; Labour law in Sweden: characteristic features in an international perspective, Tore Sigeman. European Union Perspectives on the Nordic System: Nordic labour markets and European social policy: issues for the European Commission, Carlo Savoini; Nordic labour markets and European social policy: a perspective from UNICE, Nils Trampe; Nordic labour markets and European social policy: the ETUC perspective, Jean Lapeyre; Nordic labour markets and European social policy: a comment from the CEEP perspective, Enzo Avanzi; Nordic labour markets and the European Union, Alan C. Neal. Selected Background Documentation: Treaty establishing the European Community; Protocol (No. 14) 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.