Contents
Paul de Beer, E rik d e Gier, an d K ees Vos The Netherlands' presidency of the European U nion: modernising social Europe 232 A art Jan d e Geus
Colum n: A social Europe, responsive to
change 234
Kees G oudsw aard an d Bart van Riel
Social Protection in Europe: do we need more
co - ordination ? 236
M aroesjka Versantvoort, M arjolein Peters, an d Ilse Vossen
International Comparison of Policy C o
ordination 249
M anfred Weiss
EU Enlargement, Labour Law and Industrial
Relations 261
Frank Vandenbroucke
Colum n: Today's Success,Tomorrow's
Problem ? 273
Peter Sm ulders
Work in 27 European countries: Testing the
North-South Hypothesis 275
K oen B reedveld an d L o ek G root Time over the Life Course: Preferences, Options, and Life Course Policies 288 H ubert Krieger an d Bertrand Maitre
Potential East-West Migration after
Enlargement 303
Willy B uschak
Colum n: Europe of 25 - Facing a New
Future 321
M ika N aum anen
Comparing Technological and Scientific
Development 323
K ees Vos, Paul d e Beer, an d Erik d e G ier Social Cohesion and the European Social
Model 336