Douglas Webber

Emeritus Professor of Political Science
The case explores some of the conflicts generated by the liberalization of labour and services markets in the European Union (EU) following the post-Communist enlargement in 2004, focusing in particular on the role played by the European Court of Justice as the frequent arbitrator of conflicts over market liberalization in the EU.

Published 19 Jan 2007

Reference 5415

Topic Economics & Finance

Region Europe

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The case explores some of the conflicts generated by the liberalization of labour and services markets in the European Union (EU) following the post-Communist enlargement in 2004, focusing in particular on the role played by the European Court of Justice as the frequent arbitrator of conflicts over market liberalization in the EU.

Published 19 Jan 2007

Reference 5415

Topic Economics & Finance

Region Europe

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The case portrays the effort made by the German Grand Coalition (Christian and Social Democratic) government to change the country's notoriously reform-resistant statutory health insurance system and thus contain rising non-wage labour costs.

Published 06 Jan 2007

Reference 5444

Topic Economics & Finance

Industry Hospital & Health Care Insurance Public Policy

Region Europe

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In 2003, in response to pressures from environmental NGOs, scientists and perceived public opinion, the European Commission proposed a regulation requiring chemicals producers to prove the safety of some 30,000 substances that had come on to the market before 1981.

Published 01 Nov 2006

Reference 5362

Topic Economics & Finance

Industry Automotive Chemicals

Region Europe

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In 2002, the European Commission proposed a new European directive regulating the granting of computer-implemented inventions.

Published 01 Nov 2006

Reference 5375

Topic Economics & Finance

Industry Information Technology and Services

Region Europe

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In 2002, the European Commission proposed a new European directive regulating the granting of computer-implemented inventions.

Published 01 Nov 2006

Reference 5375

Topic Economics & Finance

Industry Information Technology and Services

Region Europe

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The case describes the challenge of global climate change and assesses the role played in international climate change politics by the European Union with particular reference to the process of the negotiation, ratification and putting into force of the Kyoto Protocol aimed at limiting worldwide greenhouse gas emissions.

Published 01 Nov 2006

Reference 5360

Topic Economics & Finance

Region Global

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The case describes the challenge of global climate change and assesses the role played in international climate change politics by the European Union with particular reference to the process of the negotiation, ratification and putting into force of the Kyoto Protocol aimed at limiting worldwide greenhouse gas emissions.

Published 11 Jan 2006

Reference 5360

Topic Economics & Finance

Region Global

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In 2002, the European Commission proposed a new European directive regulating the granting of computer-implemented inventions.

Published 11 Jan 2006

Reference 5375

Topic Economics & Finance

Industry Information Technology and Services

Region Europe

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The case describes the evolution of the Indonesian state and Indonesian politics from the beginning of the Dutch occupation in the early 17th century down to the present day. The main focus is on the period since the fall of the authoritarian Suharto regime in 1998.

Published 07 Jul 2002

Reference 5033

Topic Economics & Finance

Region Asia

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Theories of European Integration and the Politics of the European Union, Franco-German Relations, German Politics, Public Policy and Foreign Policy, Regional Political Integration in East Asia and Asia Pacific, Comparative Regional Integration, Comparative Politics, Political Economy, and Public Policy