The Common Agricultural Policy Crisis of the 1970s/1980s: Accommodating the Logics of Appropriateness and Consequences

Marko Lovec

doi:10.5771/0947-9511-2017-2-245

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- 177–180 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 177–180
- 181–186 Introduction – European funding: on the way to a new research agenda for European Integration History? Alice CUNHA Alice CUNHA 181–186
- 187–210 Eurafrica and its Business: the European Development Fund Between the Member States, the European Commission and European Firms Véronique DIMIER Véronique DIMIER 187–210
- 211–226 Indonesian Decolonisation and the Dutch Attitude Towards the Establishment of the EEC’s Association Policy, 1945-1963 Robin DE BRUIN Robin DE BRUIN 211–226
- 227–244 The ERDF and the Mezzogiorno: The Case of Apulia (1972-1992) Antonio BONATESTA Antonio BONATESTA 227–244
- 245–262 The Common Agricultural Policy Crisis of the 1970s/1980s: Accommodating the Logics of Appropriateness and Consequences Marko Lovec Marko Lovec 245–262
- 263–280 Inner Tensions vs. Outer Change: Political Agency Impact on Cohesion Funds Implementation in Spain in the Context of the Maastricht Treaty Cristina BLANCO SÍO-LÓPEZ Cristina BLANCO SÍO-LÓPEZ 263–280
- 281–294 Pre-Accession Programmes as Example of EU Influence to Enlargement and New Member States Development: Case Study Slovakia Lucia MOKRÁ Lucia MOKRÁ 281–294
- 295–306 Cultural Opportunities and Shortcomings in the Management of EU-funded Projects in Romania Nicolae Paun, Adrian Corpădean Nicolae Paun, Adrian Corpădean 295–306
- 307–322 Book reviews – Comptes rendus – Buchbesprechungen 307–322
- 323–328 PHD Theses – Thèses de doctorat – Doktorarbeiten 323–328
- 329–332 Information – Informations – Informationen 329–332
- 333–342 Abstracts – Résumés – Zusammenfassungen 333–342
- 343–344 Contributors – Auteurs – Autoren 343–344
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JEIH Journal of European Integration History , page 245 - 262

The Common Agricultural Policy Crisis of the 1970s/1980s: Accommodating the Logics of Appropriateness and Consequences

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Marko Lovec

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0947-9511-2017-2-245
- ISSN: 0947-9511
- ISSN online: 2942-321X
Abstract

This paper revisits the Common Agricultural Policy crisis of the 1970s/1980s, when growing policy expenditures became a stumbling block for European integrations. It explores the role of two conceptually different approaches - one based on the logic of appropriateness derived from the idea of institutionalised behaviour, and the other based on the logic of consequences derived from the assumption of a preference-maximising agency. Comparative analysis demonstrates that the institutional setting did result in a policy trap, as provisioned by the logic of appropriateness. However, at the same time, the unintended consequences were narrower than typically assumed, especially if the key governmental interests are taken into account, thus supporting the rational choice view of institutions. Moreover, the results support a possible synthesis in terms of relaxing of theoretical assumptions through a more accurate historical reading
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