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The Impact of European Law on the Development of Social Security Policies in the United Kingdom

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  • John Ditch
  • Paul Spicker

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The United Kingdom joined the European Community in 1973, since when there has been a growing awareness of the international context to the making and delivery of social security. Obligations imposed under the Treaty of Rome to allow for the application of equal opportunities and the free movement of workers were bound to require changes to social security entitlements. It may have been hypothezised that membership of the European Community would promote the convergence of social security systems: the coming together of policies and the equalization of benefit levels. In the event, bilateral agreements between countries remain important and, with the important exception of the decisions of the European Court of Justice, the impact of the European Community (latterly European Union) on policy and practice in the United Kingdom has remained limited.

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  • John Ditch & Paul Spicker, 1999. "The Impact of European Law on the Development of Social Security Policies in the United Kingdom," International Social Security Review, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 52(2), pages 75-90.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:intssr:v:52:y:1999:i:2:p:75-90
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-246X.00038
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