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The asymmetry of European integration: or why the EU cannot be a "Social Market Economy"
Die Asymmetrie der europäischen Integration: oder warum die EU keine soziale Marktwirtschaft sein kann
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Abstract "Judge-made law has played a crucial role in the process of European integration. In the vertical dimension, it has greatly reduced the range of autonomous policy choices in the member states, and it has helped to expand the reach of European competences. At the same time, however, 'Integration thro... view more
"Judge-made law has played a crucial role in the process of European integration. In the vertical dimension, it has greatly reduced the range of autonomous policy choices in the member states, and it has helped to expand the reach of European competences. At the same time, however, 'Integration through Law' does have a liberalizing and deregulatory impact on the socioeconomic regimes of EU member states. This effect is generally compatible with the status quo in liberal market economies, but it tends to undermine the institutions and policy legacies of Continental and Scandinavian social market economies. Given the high consensus requirements of European legislation, this structural asymmetry cannot be corrected through political action at the European level." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
EU; legislation; European Law; liberalization; social market economy; deregulation; economic integration; European market; EU member state; European integration
Classification
European Politics
Law
Method
descriptive study
Free Keywords
socio-economic regimes; liberal market economies; judical deregulation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
36 p.
Series
KFG Working Paper Series, 6
ISSN
1868-7601
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications