Still No Exit from the Joint Decision Trap

The German Federal Reform(s)

Bibliographic Data

ID6262576
AuthorsKatrin Auel (0000-0002-2292-9596, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume17
Issue4
Pages424-439
Publication date2008-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGerman Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0964-4008 • E-ISSN: 1743-8993
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09644000802490394
OpenAlexW1975936856
LanguageEN
Citations received11

One of the central projects on the Grand Coalition's agenda 2005 was a reform of the German federal system. And while an earlier Reform Commission had failed, the Grand Coalition was indeed more successful: the first stage of the reform came into force in September 2006. Does that mean Germany will finally escape the ‘joint decision trap’ and the well-known Reformstau? The paper will argue that the outcome is a result of the same strategies to avoid deadlock that have been observed in the past. Instead of opening the ‘joint decision trap’, Bund and Länder were at best able to adjust it slightly. And a first outlook on the ongoing second stage of the reform suggests that a very similar outcome can be expected

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