Bruno Amable
Bruno Amable is a Professor of Economics at the University of Paris-I Panthéon – Sorbonne, and a member of University Institute of France (IUF).
Updated: 1 March 2011
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By Bruno Amable
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Europe 2020: A neo-liberal takeover
1 March 2011119 Libération Paris
Although initially a social-democratic project, the Lisbon Strategy did not succeed in promoting innovation or social cohesion in the EU. On the contrary, when taken over by the European Commission, it was transformed into a neo-liberal programme — a trend which a French economist argues is even more pronounced in the 2020 Strategy destined to replace it.