An End to the Reform Logjam? The Reform of German Federalism and Economic Policy-Making
An End to the Reform Logjam? The Reform of German Federalism and Economic Policy-Making
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改革僵局的结束？
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2008
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Reimut Zolnhöfer
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作者：
Reimut Zolnhöfer
本文探讨了德国联邦制第一步改革对经济决策的影响。结果表明，需要联邦参议院批准的法案占所有法案的比例大幅下降，但经济政策中的关键决策需要联邦参议院批准的情况不太可能因改革而减少（医疗改革除外）。此外，有人认为，即使改革在很大程度上减少了联邦参议院批准的必要性，但德国政府发现自己陷入的长期竞选活动继续使连贯和深远的改革变得困难。因此，德国经济政策的政治不太可能在近期内发生根本性变化。
The paper discusses the effects of the first step of the reform of German federalism on economic policy-making. It turns out that the overall ratio of bills needing Bundesrat approval to all bills decreases substantially, but the necessity of Bundesrat approval for key decisions in economic policy is unlikely to decrease due to the reform (with the exception of health care reforms). Furthermore, it is argued that even if the reform were to reduce the need of Bundesrat approval to a larger extent than expected here, the permanent electoral campaign in which German governments find themselves continues to make coherent and far-reaching reforms difficult. Therefore, the politics of German economic policy are unlikely to change fundamentally in the near future.