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Mendelski, Martin. "Where, When, and How the European Union Generates Institutional and Governance Change? A Comparative Study between First and Second-Wave Candidates" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Law and Society Association, TBA, Berlin, Germany, Jul 25, 2007 <Not Available>. 2008-12-11 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p182546_index.html>

Mendelski, M. , 2007-07-25 "Where, When, and How the European Union Generates Institutional and Governance Change? A Comparative Study between First and Second-Wave Candidates" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Law and Society Association, TBA, Berlin, Germany <Not Available>. 2008-12-11 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p182546_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: The hypothesis of the paper is that institutional and governance change is not only caused by domestic factors, but can be attributed to “external mechanisms” (EU acquis conditionality, external governance) created during the pre-accession period. This hypothesis will be verified empirically by comparing the institutional development of two groups of accession countries, the so-called first-wave candidates (Luxembourg group) and the second-wave ones (Helsinki group). Data for the comparative analysis stem from the World Bank governance indicators and from a Europeanization index which measures the progress of adopting the “community acquis”. The analysis shows two interesting results. First, acquis conditionality had a stronger effect on the Helsinki group than on the Luxembourg group in terms of regulatory quality and government effectiveness. Secondly, the effect on the rule of law (enforcement of rules, effective judiciary) was only minimal. The author of the paper ascribes the low institutional quality mainly to non-path dependent factors and underlines the fact that difficult socio-economic conditions hindered the effective implementation and enforcement of EU legislation (adoption of the acquis) in most second-wave countries.

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