tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post1837035921912105755..comments2023-09-28T12:28:57.598+03:00Comments on Grahnlaw: EU2020 growth reforms Denmark: Policy outcomesRalf Grahn http://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-11947192101144881582011-10-09T19:26:08.030+03:002011-10-09T19:26:08.030+03:00CJWilly,
I hope I did not paint Denmark's co...CJWilly, <br /><br />I hope I did not paint Denmark's competitive economy and society as results from the EU2020 strategy. <br /><br />My intention, at least, was to present an interesting country which could and should inspire some of the less competitive member states. <br /><br />The individual countries fail (as a few of them have spectacularly done) at the national level, but aims, data, contacts, comaprisons etc. at the EU level offer opportunities for learning and for progress.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-90314653562234975342011-10-09T16:44:52.015+03:002011-10-09T16:44:52.015+03:00While Denmark is a very interesting example of suc...While Denmark is a very interesting example of successful economic development with a strong welfare state (and a good counter-argument to neoliberals), why should we assume this has anything to do with "Europe 2020"?<br /><br />"Europe 2020" is a slogan. It has neither a budget nor strong enforcement capabilities. Its targets merely express the lowest-common-denominator: a mix of the aspirational-without-means and what-was-going-to-happen-anyway given existing trends in Europe.<br /><br />While it's good to compare European countries to see how they succeed or fail (for which the EU among others can provide good data), the EU should not take credit (or blame) for success/failure of its supposed "strategy" in individual countries.CJWillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12308915381352486644noreply@blogger.com