On the Many Ways Europeanization Matters: The Implementation of the Water Reform in Italy (1994-2006)

29 Pages Posted: 11 Dec 2009

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Alberto Asquer

University of London, SOAS, Department of Financial and Management Studies; Universita di Cagliari - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche ed Aziendali

Date Written: December 2009

Abstract

The research agenda of Europeanization is currently highly focused on issued related to what accounts for the 'horizontal' interaction between domestic actors and how these actors make use of stimuli originating from the EU. This paper aims to contribute to this line of inquiry through the case study of the implementation of the 1994 water reform in Italy in the period between 1994 and 2006. The analysis shows the role played by the use of monetary incentives provided by EU funding sources, by changes in the institutional context partially originating from EU factors, and by the rulings of the European Court of Justice.

Keywords: regulatory reform, public policy implementation, Europeanization, water sector, Italy

JEL Classification: H79, L95, L98

Suggested Citation

Asquer, Alberto, On the Many Ways Europeanization Matters: The Implementation of the Water Reform in Italy (1994-2006) (December 2009). CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2869, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1521412 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1521412

Alberto Asquer (Contact Author)

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Universita di Cagliari - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche ed Aziendali ( email )

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