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The Powers of The Central Governments and the Problems of Enlarging and Deepening the European Union: An Essay of Constitutional Political Economy

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  • J. Faíña-Medín
  • Antonio García-Lorenzo
  • Jesús López-Rodríguez

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In this paper we present an adaptation of Buchanan and Tullock’s model in order to apply it to the constitutional choices regarding the assigning of powers to a supranational authority. The outcome of the economic-political model developed in this paper demonstrates that there are constraints in the supply of integration, suggesting that the enlargement and deepening of the European Union will have to be based on federalist conceptions. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2005

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  • J. Faíña-Medín & Antonio García-Lorenzo & Jesús López-Rodríguez, 2005. "The Powers of The Central Governments and the Problems of Enlarging and Deepening the European Union: An Essay of Constitutional Political Economy," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 16(4), pages 369-386, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:copoec:v:16:y:2005:i:4:p:369-386
    DOI: 10.1007/s10602-005-4318-8
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    1. J. Faíña & Antonio García-Lorenzo & Jesús López-Rodríguez, 2006. "European integration from the agency theory perspective," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 21(1), pages 5-12, January.

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    Keywords

    constitutional economics; European Union; public choice; D71; D72; O52;
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    JEL classification:

    • D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe

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