Towards a Just Europe: A Theory of Distributive Justice for the European Union (European Politics) - Hardcover

Labareda, Joćo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1526152614 ISBN 13: 9781526152619

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2021

Synopsis

This highly original book constitutes one of the first attempts to examine the problem of distributive justice in the European Union in a systematic manner. Joćo Labareda argues that the set of shared political institutions at EU level, including the European Parliament and the Court of Justice of the EU, generate democratic duties of redistribution among EU citizens. Furthermore, the economic structure of the EU, comprising a common market, a common currency and a free-movement area, triggers duties of reciprocity among member states. The responsibilities to fulfil these duties, Labareda argues, should be shared by the local, national and supranational levels of government. Not only should the EU act as a safety net to the national welfare systems, applying the principle of subsidiarity, but common market and Eurozone regulations should balance their efficiency targets with fair cooperation terms.
The concrete policy proposals presented in this book include a threshold of basic goods for all EU citizens, an EU labour code, a minimum EU corporate tax rate and an EU fund for competitiveness. Labarada argues that his proposals match the political culture of the member states, are economically feasible, can be translated into functioning institutions and policies and are consistent with the limited degree of social solidarity in Europe. This book is a major contribution to the understanding of what a just Europe would look like and what it might take to get us there.
This book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10, Reduced inequalities

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About the Author

Joćo Labareda is a policy officer at the European Commission. Previously, he was the Chair of the Council Working Party on EFTA and a speechwriter to the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation. -- .

From the Back Cover

This highly original book constitutes one of the first attempts to examine the problem of distributive justice in the European Union (EU) in a systematic manner. Joćo Labareda argues that the set of shared political institutions at EU level, including the European Parliament and the Court of Justice of the EU, generate democratic duties of redistribution among EU citizens. Furthermore, the economic structure of the EU, comprising a common market, a common currency and a free-movement area, triggers duties of reciprocity among member states. The responsibilities to fulfil these duties, Labareda argues, should be shared by the local, national and supranational levels of government. Not only should the EU act as a safety net to the national welfare systems, applying the principle of subsidiarity, but common market and Eurozone regulations should balance their efficiency targets with fair cooperation terms.

The concrete policy proposals presented in this book include a threshold of basic goods for all EU citizens, an EU labour code, a minimum EU corporate tax rate and an EU fund for competitiveness. Labareda argues that his proposals match the political culture of the member states, are economically feasible, can be translated into functioning institutions and policies and are consistent with the limited degree of social solidarity in Europe. This book is a major contribution to the understanding of what a just Europe would look like and what it might take to get us there.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1526152614
• ISBN 13: 9781526152619
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192