Author (Person) | Dür, Andreas |
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Series Title | Journal of European Public Policy |
Series Details | Vol.18, No.5, August 2011, p619-635 |
Publication Date | August 2011 |
ISSN | 1350-1763 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
The author argues that the intra-European integration of services trade, even if it threatens to impose costs on third countries in the short run, on average makes the European Union (EU) more open to foreign service providers. The reasoning is that third countries are likely to respond to discrimination in ways that ensure continued openness of the EU. This may be achieved by (a combination of) concessions that entice a change in the EU's policies, unilateral policy changes, or threats that force EU policy adjustments. Regional integration in the service sector thus does not result in Fortress Europe but in Open Door Europe. I show the plausibility of this argument by analysing the external consequences of three steps towards completing the Single Market in the area of financial services. |
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Source Link | http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/ |
Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Internal Markets |
Countries / Regions | Europe |
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