Spain’s labour market and social reforms have exacerbated the country’s unemployment problem

Spain was one of the countries hardest hit by the Eurozone crisis. Vincent Navarro writes on labour market and social reforms which have taken place within the country as part of the response to the crisis. He argues that policies aimed at deregulating the labour market have done little to solve Spain’s unemployment problem and have been more geared toward reducing wages. Moreover, the reforms have damaged Spain’s view of Europe, given the belief that many of these policies have been implemented to meet the demands of the Troika.

EUObserver, 16.04.14: Regional unemployment highest in Spain http://euobserver.com/social/123867

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