CAMINADA, KOEN; GOUDSWAARD, KEES; VLIET, OLAF VAN - In: Journal of Common Market Studies 48 (2010) 06, pp. 529-556
Convergence of social protection objectives and policies in Member States is an explicit objective of the EU. Earlier research has shown that there has indeed been a tendency of convergence of social protection levels over the last decades. However, comparative studies frequently use indicators...