In response to the Economic Union's Green Paper of 2001,the authors have written this book to illustrate Spain's progress in social reform in the marketplace.
The green paper asked cooperating members,among other things, to support and promote gender equality in employment and to develop a strategy to evaluate and verify responsility for action and economic growth. They also wanted a framewok to evaluate performance and ensure effectiveness.
This book is a great example of what is now happening and what can be done in the future.The authors amply illustrate the conditions with charts and graphs and have chosen Catalonia as their example since this region has long been considered Spain's industrial region.
Not only is this book a great response, it also can be a textbook for any economics class since the writers have thoughtfully provided an outline in the back and used a small region in a big country.
Anyone interested in economics,the European Union ,Spain, andor the role of women in working world will enjoy this book. Bravos to the authors for simplifying a complicated subject. ( )