Markets and Moral Regulation: Cultural Change in the European Union

by Paulette Kurzer

Book Overview

Does European integration influence national cultures and social policies? Is Europe's fabled cultural diversity diminishing? In this book, Paulette Kurzer examines these important and topical questions by comparing the Irish abortion ban, Finnish and Swedish drinking restrictions, and Dutch drug decriminalization. Employing a synthesis of constructivist and institutionalist theories, Kurzer demonstrates that domestic shifts in values and attitudes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521003954
• ISBN13: 9780521003957
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"