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[eng] The Institutional and Policy Weaknesses of the European Union. In the Light of the Evolution of the European "Policy Mix". The difficult implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) during the 2000s can be explained by the low rank of the policy mix in the general process of European integration. Actually the coordination between a common monetary policy and a series of national budgetary policies has emerged rather recently as a clear concern, whereas the extension and deepening of competition on the single market has been the key principle governing the European integration. Since 1999, all the actors have had to readjust their anticipations and strategies about the consequence of the euro: they are in the process of learning how to manage a new policy mix. Various reform proposals of the SGP are presented and discussed. Finally they are related to the nature of the European institutional reforms. The agreement of the European council about the reform of the SGP on March 2005 is interpreted in the light of some major scenarios analyzing the medium-long term evolution of competences between the European Union and Member-States. [fre] Robert Boyer Les difficultés de la stabilisation économique en Europe. Un révélateur de l'inachèvement institutionnel de l'Union européenne. Les difficultés d'application du pacte de stabilité et de croissance, apparues au début des années 2000, sont rattachées à la question plus générale du statut des politiques économiques, budgétaires et monétaires dans l'intégration européenne. Ce statut est relativement secondaire par rapport au principe fondateur qu'est la concurrence sur le grand marché européen. Depuis 1999, les anticipations des divers acteurs ont été déjouées, déclenchant un processus d'apprentissage du nouveau « policy mix » qui résulte de l'adoption de l'euro. Les diverses propositions d'adaptation ou de réforme du Pacte de stabilité et de croissance sont présentées et discutées, puis l'article examine dans quelle mesure la réforme des institutions européennes implique un changement en termes de policy mix. L'accord du Conseil européen de mars 2005 est finalement resitué par rapport à quelques grands scénarios d'évolution à moyen-long terme de la distribution des compétences dans l'Union économique.
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Robert Boyer, 2007.
"Les difficultés de la stabilisation économique en Europe,"
Revue Française d'Économie, Programme National Persée, vol. 21(3), pages 39-73.
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RePEc:prs:rfreco:rfeco_0769-0479_2007_num_21_3_1603
DOI: 10.3406/rfeco.2007.1603
Note: DOI:10.3406/rfeco.2007.1603
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