Rethinking the Social Market Economy : introduction to the special issue

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Abstract


This contribution offers an introduction to the Special Issue ‘Rethinking the European Social Market Economy’. It places the Special Issue against the background of the debate on free markets versus social protection in the European Union and the inclusion of the notion of ‘social market economy’ in the Treaty on European Union. It sketches the meaning and development of the social market economy concept, and introduces the key questions underlying this Special Issue and the contributions included in it.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3-12
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Common Market Studies
Volume57
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2019

Keywords

  • Economic constitution
  • European integration
  • social market economy
  • social justice
  • socialpolicy

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