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No exit from the joint decision trap? Can German federalism reform itself?

Kein Ausweg aus der gemeinsamen Entscheidungsfalle? Kann der deutsche Föderalismus sich selbst reformieren?
[working paper]

Scharpf, Fritz W.

Corporate Editor
Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung

Abstract

"Die im internationalen Vergleich einmaligen Institutionen des "unitarischen Bundesstaats" erschienen lange as Element der deutschen Erfolgsgeschichte in der Nachkriegszeit. Heute erscheinen sie jedoch als "Politikverflechtungsfalle," welche die Politik in Bund und Ländern an der Bewältigung der n... view more

"Die im internationalen Vergleich einmaligen Institutionen des "unitarischen Bundesstaats" erschienen lange as Element der deutschen Erfolgsgeschichte in der Nachkriegszeit. Heute erscheinen sie jedoch als "Politikverflechtungsfalle," welche die Politik in Bund und Ländern an der Bewältigung der neuen ökonomischen und demographischen Herausforderungen hindert. Trotzdem gelang es einer im Herbst 2003 eingesetzten und politisch potent besetzten gemeinsamen Kommission von Bundestag und Bundesrat nicht, sich auf eine Verfassungsreform zu einigen. Der Text analysiert die prozeduralen und sachlichen Fehlentscheidungen, die das Scheitern erklären, und er erörtert die Möglichkeit asymmetrischer Lösungen, die den Spielraum für autonomes politisches Handeln auf beiden staatlichen Ebenen erweitern könnten." [Autorenreferat]... view less


"The unique institutions that make up Germany's "unitary federal state," long considered part of the country's post-war success story, are now generally perceived as a "joint-decision trap" impeding effective policy responses to new economic and demographic challenges at both levels of government.... view more

"The unique institutions that make up Germany's "unitary federal state," long considered part of the country's post-war success story, are now generally perceived as a "joint-decision trap" impeding effective policy responses to new economic and demographic challenges at both levels of government. Nevertheless, a high-powered bicameral Commission set up in the fall of 2003 failed to reach agreement on constitutional reforms. The paper analyzes the misguided procedural and substantive choices that led to this failure, and it discusses the possibility of asymmetric constitutional solutions that might enhance the capacity for autonomous action at both levels." [author's abstract]... view less

Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; federal state; federalism; Bundestag; Bundesrat; constitution; constitutional amendment; reform

Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture

Method
descriptive study

Document language
English

Publication Year
2005

City
Köln

Series
MPIfG Working Paper, 8

Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/44255

ISSN
1864-4333

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications

Data providerThis metadata entry was indexed by the Special Subject Collection Social Sciences, USB Cologne


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