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Decision-making under the EU's social chapter: Discretion and amendments

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  • Goerke, Laszlo
  • Piazolo, Kathrin

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In 1993 the EU created a new procedure for social policy legislation. As the UK objected to its inclusion into the 'Maastricht Treaty1 the Social Chapter was established as separate agreement. A central features is that trade unions and employer organisations, the social partners, can propose legislation. Two legally contentious issues are analysed using simple game-theoretic principles: a) whether Commission and Council are endowed with discretion, b) whether either of them can amend proposals. While discretion restricts the social partners' influence, the right to amend might render the mechanisms laid down in the Social Chapter ineffective.

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  • Goerke, Laszlo & Piazolo, Kathrin, 1997. "Decision-making under the EU's social chapter: Discretion and amendments," Discussion Papers, Series II 336, University of Konstanz, Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 178 "Internationalization of the Economy".
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    1. Bernhard Boockmann, 1998. "Agenda Control by Interest Groups in Eu Social Policy," Journal of Theoretical Politics, , vol. 10(2), pages 215-236, April.

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    Keywords

    Decision-Making; European Union; Legal Interpretation; Social Chapter;
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
    • F02 - International Economics - - General - - - International Economic Order and Integration
    • K33 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - International Law

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