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The implementation of EU social policy: the 'Southern Problem' revisited.
- Source :
- Journal of European Public Policy; Jun2010, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p468-486, 19p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- This article analyses the implementation of EU social policy in the Southern European member states. When studied by implementation research, Portugal, Greece, Italy and Spain are often treated as a homogeneous group, and some authors speak of a particular 'Southern Problem' while others contest this. In this article, we will take issue with central explanatory frameworks of this literature - the existence of a high level of policy misfit, inefficient administrative and political systems, and weak non-state actors and civil societies in Southern Europe. We analyse the effects of these factors on the timeliness and correctness of implementation in the area of social policy. In a first step, we show that images of a homogenous 'Southern laggard group' are indeed inappropriate. In a second step, we present a new explanation of why the Southern countries are not as uniform as often supposed: they belong to different 'worlds of compliance'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SOCIAL policy
GOVERNMENT policy
LEGAL compliance
ENFORCEMENT
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13501763
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of European Public Policy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 50651690
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13501761003673443