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Why Democratizing the EU Might Not Be a Good Thing
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Fernández-Albertos, José Giné, Víctor Lapuente |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Abstract | Why political actors, under situations of divided government, often fail to agree on policy changes that they all are ideologically fond of? We attempt to provide an explanation for the variation in the emergence of these socially undesirable outcomes across systems with separation of powers. We show analytically that when separation of purpose between the branches of government is absent, veto players might develop an incentive to block Pareto-improving reforms. We illustrate our argument with examples of policy gridlocks in contemporary democracies and historical experiences. Finally, we derive implications for the constitutional design of the European Union. We conclude that, given the absence of separation of purpose in European politics, the EU is illequipped to engage in efficient democratic decision-making with separation of powers. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/politics/papers/2004/Lapuente%20Veto%20Players.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
