Social Policy: Problem-Solving Gaps, Partial Exits, and Court-Decision Traps

Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen; Gerda Falkner

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199596225.003.0008

Social Policy: Problem-Solving Gaps, Partial Exits, and Court-Decision Traps

Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen^*, Gerda Falkner

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Center for Europæisk Politik

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Abstract

Notwithstanding some persistent, and likely irresolvable, problem-solving gaps, Social Europe has escaped the joint-decision trap on a regular basis. Most importantly, Treaty base games and arena shifting helped to bring about more secondary law and ECJ-driven political decisions than might have been expected considering the decision rules. Furthermore, progressive steps in European social integration were induced by a 'court-decision trap'. Two examples are studied in depth: health care, and the integration and eventual exportability of social minimum benefits. Indeed, relevant integration was deepened significantly although neither the founding persons of the Treaties nor the governments were willing to create a cross-border market for health care or open social assistance related benefits for exportability.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	The EU's Decision Traps : Comparing Policies
Forlag	Oxford University Press
Publikationsdato	22 sep. 2011
ISBN (Trykt)	9780199596225
ISBN (Elektronisk)	9780191729140
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199596225.003.0008
Status	Udgivet - 22 sep. 2011

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