Mutual recognition ‘on trial
The Long Road to Services Liberalization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6289926 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katerina Nicolaidis (0000-0002-4596-3148, University of Oxford), Kalypso Nicolaïdis, Susanne K Schmidt (0000-0001-7931-9935, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 717-734 |
| Publication date | 2007-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13501760701427904 |
| OpenAlex | W2165673124 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 7 |
In his 1986 White Paper on completing the single market, Lord Cockfield hailed mutual recognition as the miracle formula for the much needed liberalization of services markets. Twenty years later, the European Union is passing a services directive where the principle of mutual recognition is conspicuously absent, at a time when effective liberalization seems ever more necessary. How do we explain this puzzle? Why has mutual recognition been put 'on trial'? We make three interrelated arguments. First, the initial draft directive overlooked the EU's prior experience in this area, which is one of 'managed' mutual recognition. Second, the political context had changed significantly, with enlargement exacerbating the distributional consequences of the adoption of mutual recognition. Third, the final compromise succeeded precisely because it recovers the spirit of managed mutual recognition, albeit in a minimalist form. Nevertheless, final agreement has come at a price: the symbolic sacrifice of the principle of mutual recognition itself
Context (archaeology · Directive · Economics · European union · International economics · International trade · Law and economics · Liberalization · Mutual recognition · Political science · Resizing · Computer Science · Corporate Governance and Law · European and International Contract Law · European and International Law Studies · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 31 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,63 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |