"'EU law, shaped both judicially and at the legislative level, disrupts national labour law - perhaps for good reasons, perhaps for bad reasons, sometimes for reasons which are elusive. Challenges of an intellectual and practical nature confront those trying to pick a path through material accumulated over several decades - and intrigue those thinking about the future of the European Social Model. This book offers an insightful, thoughtful and inspiring account of the nature(s) and purpose(s) of EU labour law and is a hugely welcome addition to the literature.' - Stephen Weatherill, Somerville College, Oxford University, UK". © A.C.L. Davies 2012. All rights reserved.