The New European Economic Governance

Degryse, Christophe

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“…In particular, Hall (2012Hall ( , 2014, Johnston and Regan (2016), Johnston (2016), Regan (2015), Streeck and Elsässer (2016), Bohle and Greskovits (2012), and Streeck (2014) have posited that European monetary integration is incapable of accommodating diverse policy responses to the Euro crisis. This is particularly the case for southern European countries that have been traditionally reliant upon domestic consumption and debt accumulation to generate growth, which the new economic governance rules of the Eurozone rule out (Degryse 2012, Rittberger 2014, Erne 2015. Comparative capitalism scholars have recently argued that though European Monetary Union (EMU) was originally a neoliberal, monetarist project, ironically, the common currency allotted the EU's export-dependent Northwestern economies and their coordinated labour markets, a persistent 'comparative institutional advantage' over their demand-led counterparts within the South and East, destining the Eurozone's peripheral countries to an irreconcilable growth crisis.…”

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Introduction: Is the European Union Capable of Integrating Diverse Models of Capitalism?

Johnston

Regan

2017

New Political Economy

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The causes and consequences of the Euro crisis have led comparative political economy scholars to question whether European integration can accommodate diverse models of capitalism. This special issue addresses two important questions about the compatibility of diverse growth models within the European Union (EU): Are some growth regimes better suited to European integration than others? and does the EU favour a particular constellation of domestic institutions? Contributions within this special issue provide a qualified yes to these questions, concluding that the EU favours export-led growth models whilst it penalises and discourages domestic consumption-oriented growth paths, particularly those that are financed by debt accumulation. While recent comparative capitalism literature highlights that European monetary integration has favoured export-led growth regimes, contributions in this special issue outline that the EU's prioritisation of export-led growth over domestic demand-led growth is present in other facets of integration, including EU accession, financial integration, the free movement of people, fiscal governance and the Europe 2020 growth strategy. Findings here provide important insights for both the European integration and comparative capitalism literature, highlighting that the unique economic ties being forged within the European project may be problematic for those countries outside northwestern Europe and for workers in low-wage domestic sectors.

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Introduction: Is the European Union Capable of Integrating Diverse Models of Capitalism?

Johnston

Regan

2017

New Political Economy

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“…Economic Governance policy framework which institutionalizes permanent austerity (author's own; Degryse, 2012)and to shape the EU and consequently each member country by the needs of the people rather the needs of the finance capital. Whether or not this realization, along with the shared austerity reality that social workers experience, will help towards this direction remains to be seen.…”

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‘I Am in a Constant State of Insecurity Trying to Make Ends Meet, like Our Service Users’: Shared Austerity Reality between Social Workers and Service Users—Towards a Preliminary Conceptualisation

Pentaraki

2016

The British Journal of Social Work

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“…Este régimen político trajo consigo una serie de cambios institucionales e ideológicos, y un nuevo modo de formulación de políticas públicas. Una de las consecuencias principales de la condicionalidad fue el aumento del intergubernamentalismo (Degryse, 2012;Schimmelfennig, 2015a). La gestión de la crisis se llevó a cabo en instituciones y foros intergubernamentales como el Eurogrupo, el Consejo Europeo y el Consejo de Asuntos Económicos y Financieros (Ecofin), mientras que las instituciones supranacionales como la Comisión Europea tuvieron un papel residual (Degryse, 2012).…”

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“…Una de las consecuencias principales de la condicionalidad fue el aumento del intergubernamentalismo (Degryse, 2012;Schimmelfennig, 2015a). La gestión de la crisis se llevó a cabo en instituciones y foros intergubernamentales como el Eurogrupo, el Consejo Europeo y el Consejo de Asuntos Económicos y Financieros (Ecofin), mientras que las instituciones supranacionales como la Comisión Europea tuvieron un papel residual (Degryse, 2012). Además tanto el Mecanismo Europeo de Estabilidad como el Pacto Fiscal Europeo fueron tratados intergubernamentales (Schimmelfennig, 2015a).…”

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Crisis, cambio en la UE y estrategias sindicales: el impacto de la condicionalidad en el repertorio estratégico de los sindicatos españoles durante la crisis de la eurozona

Gago

2016

Rev. Esp. Cienc. Polít.

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Crisis, cambio en la UE y estrategias sindicales: el impacto de la condicionalidad en el repertorio estratégico de los sindicatos españoles durante la crisis de la eurozona ResumenDurante la crisis de la eurozona, los gobiernos del PSOE y del PP implementaron una serie de reformas del Estado de Bienestar y del mercado laboral a cambio de ayuda financiera por parte de la Unión Europea, lo que se conoce como condicionalidad. Los sindicatos, CC. OO. y UGT, respondieron ante tales reformas como representantes de los colectivos más afectados por las mismas. Existen dos argumentos distintos que explican las estrategias de los sindicatos durante la crisis. Por una parte, se argumenta que los sindicatos utilizaron la acción política tradicional para influir en los procesos de toma de decisiones. Por otra parte, los sindicatos han puesto en marcha nuevas acciones bien de carácter transnacional o relacionadas con actividades propias de los movimientos sociales. El artículo explica por qué la crisis dio lugar a esta nueva combinación de repertorios sindicales que apelan a sectores y niveles de acción distintos. El argumento principal es que la condicionalidad de la UE dio lugar a la aparición de un nuevo régimen de decisión política que denominamos aquí «intergubernamentalismo neoliberal» por los cambios institucionales e ideológicos que trajo consigo. A su vez este nuevo régimen impactó en la estructura de oportunidad política, provocando una reorientación estratégica de los sindicatos. AbstractDuring the eurozone crisis, the PSOE's and PP's governments implemented a series of reforms of the Welfare State and the labour market in exchange for financial help from the EU; what is known as conditionality. The trade unions, CC. OO. and UGT, responded to these reforms as the representatives of the sectors most affected by them. There are two narratives to explain trade unions' strategies during the crisis. On the one hand, it is argued that trade unions used traditional political action to influence political decision making processes. On the other hand, trade unions have developed new actions either of a transnational character or related to typical social movements' activities. The article explains why the crisis led to this new combination of trade union repertories calling on different sectors and levels of action. The main argument is that the EU conditionality led to the emergence of a new political regime that we have dubbed "neoliberal intergovernmentalism" due to the institutional and ideological changes that it brought about. In turn, this new regime impacted upon the political opportunity structure, triggering a strategic reorientation of trade unions.

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The New European Economic Governance

Cited by 38 publications

References 9 publications

Introduction: Is the European Union Capable of Integrating Diverse Models of Capitalism?

Introduction: Is the European Union Capable of Integrating Diverse Models of Capitalism?

‘I Am in a Constant State of Insecurity Trying to Make Ends Meet, like Our Service Users’: Shared Austerity Reality between Social Workers and Service Users—Towards a Preliminary Conceptualisation

Crisis, cambio en la UE y estrategias sindicales: el impacto de la condicionalidad en el repertorio estratégico de los sindicatos españoles durante la crisis de la eurozona

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