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Integration v. Regulation? On the Dynamics of Regulation in the European Community
Author(s) -
DEHOUSSE RENAUD
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
jcms: journal of common market studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.54
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1468-5965
pISSN - 0021-9886
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-5965.1992.tb00438.x
Subject(s) - european community , library science , political science , federalism , public administration , law , politics , economics , computer science , international trade
A couple of years ago, an influential French newspaper ran a series of articles denouncing the 'ultra-liberal' ideology of the 1992 programme. The emphasis laid on market integration, it was feared, would gradually compel Member States to lower their regulatory protection in a growing number of areas, ranging from consumer protection to social policy.1 At about the same time, in a much noted speech in Bruges, Mrs Thatcher argued forcefully against some overregulatory tendencies she saw developing in the Community, and warned: