From austerity‐conditionality towards a new investment‐led growth strategy: Social Europe after the Recovery and Resilience Facility
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2023
Citazione:
From austerity‐conditionality towards a new investment‐led growth strategy: Social Europe after the Recovery and Resilience Facility / F. Corti, P. Vesan. - In: SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION. - ISSN 0144-5596. - 57:4(2023 Jul), pp. 513-548. [10.1111/spol.12906]
Abstract:
By providing financial resources, conditional to the implementation of the (social) recommendations in the Semester and the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) has opened new political and institutional opportunity windows for the multi-level co-production of social policies. The article first dives into how the RRF has been translated into national social policies choices, by assessing the alignment of reforms and investments with the Semester social recommendations and their capacity to address the social vulnerabilities identified in the Pillar's Social Scoreboard. Second, it sheds light on the interaction between the European Commission, in charge of assessing and monitoring the RRF, and the national governments, the key actors in setting-up and implementing the plans. Comparing six case studies (Italy, Germany, Spain, Croatia, Belgium and Austria), the article shows that the RRF has only partially contributed to reinforcing member states' compliance with social Country Specific Recommendations and the role of the Social Pillar in the drafting of National Recovery and Resilience Plans has been very limited. This notwithstanding, the RRF has contributed to fasten-forward the implementation of welfare reforms and initiatives which would have been remained on the paper, especially for whose countries with limited fiscal capacity. Furthermore, it provides empirical evidence of the collaborative approach between the Commission and the national government, substantiating the claim of the emergence of a new mode of coordinative Europeanization.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
European pillar of social rights; European semester; NGEU; recovery and resilience facility; social Europe
Elenco autori:
F. Corti, P. Vesan
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