Bridging the Prosperity Gap in the EU

Edited by the late Ulf Bernitz, formerly Professor of European Law, Stockholm University, Moa Mårtensson, PhD, Researcher, Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden, Lars Oxelheim, Professor, School of Business and Law, University of Agder (UiA), Kristiansand, Norway, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm and Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM), Lund, Sweden and Thomas Persson, Associate Professor, Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden

• Contents:Preface1. Analysing the Prosperity Gap: The Economic, Legal, and Political Challenges Facing the EUUlf Bernitz, Moa Mårtensson, Lars Oxelheim and Thomas Persson2. Social Rights and EU CitizenshipAnna-Sara Lind3. Repercussions of Right-Wing Populism for European IntegrationAnn-Cathrine Jungar4. The Prosperity Gap and the Free Movement of WorkersJoakim Ruist5. The Political Challenge of Austerity PoliticsPär Nyman6.The Social Dialogue in Europe 1985 -2014: Has it Been Played Out?Lars Magnusson and Sofia Murhem7. Youth, Labour Law, and European Economic CrisisJenny Julén Votinius8. The Future of National Systems of Social Security in the EUJaan Paju9. The Role of Trust in Explaining Health and Wealth Gaps in the EUMartin Ljunge10. Regions of Trust and Distrust: How Good Institutions Can Foster Social CohesionNicholas Charron and Bo RothsteinIndex