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Those spaces can learn from one another on how to guide their HR policies. The comparison between the EU and the USA is further justifiable because the EU seeks to become the world leader by 2010, and is facing a strong \u201cneo\u2010liberal\u201d ideological trend.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>Having in mind the known theories on HR, the various types of welfare states that may underlie HR policies and also some basic questions regarding the practical organization of those policies are analyzed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The EU comprises five different types of welfare states, the USA one. Regarding specific aspects of HR policies, for example, the role of the Federal authority, redistribution, eligibility and policy priorities and the evaluation procedures, the USA has the edge over the EU.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>This is an initial work. Further analysis could be made both enlarging the analysis to another cases (Brazil, Russia, India, China, Japan) and trying to find more specific and actual data on all the questions addressed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>Much caution should be taken in comparing HR practices, and transferring them, because E&amp;T systems have historic roots and depend on the economic characteristics of the country in question. The EU should increase and improve its role in the command of HR policies in Europe.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>An original study on the way of looking at the EU's HR policy framework and on the way of dealing with the question of the \u201cAmericanization\u201d of the world, namely in the HR field.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/03090590510603432","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2007,1,15]],"date-time":"2007-01-15T17:11:40Z","timestamp":1168881100000},"page":"405-418","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Human resources policies compared"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"29","author":[{"given":"Eduardo","family":"Tom\u00e9","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"key":"key2022012420181290900_b1","unstructured":"Ashenfelter, O. and Lalonde, R. 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