A Vueltas con la ‘Unidad Demercado Nacional’ (Dancing with the National Market Unity Principle in Spain)

19 Pages Posted: 16 Dec 2011

Date Written: July 7, 2011

Abstract

The market unity principle is an amphibological creation of the Constitutional Court to strengthen the prohibition of certain exorbitant interventions by the regions. This paper criticizes the existence and use of such an euphemistic reinforcement, which contradicts the latent preference for autonomy and decentralization. The reference to "domestic unit" is meaningless it is not part of the concept (and reality) of markets considered as the economic crossroad of supply and demand for goods and services. The characteristics of demand and offer and the exchanged goods and services will determine the configuration and structure of each market, so that, strictly speaking, is impossible to refer to in generic terms, a single national market.

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Keywords: Market Economy, Federalism, Spanish Regions, Free Enterprise, Freedom of movement, equality, Market Unity

Suggested Citation

Marcos, Francisco, A Vueltas con la ‘Unidad Demercado Nacional’ (Dancing with the National Market Unity Principle in Spain) (July 7, 2011). Instituto de Empresa Business School Working Paper No. AJ8-177, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1973099 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1973099

Francisco Marcos (Contact Author)

IE Law School ( email )

Castellón de la Plana 8
Madrid, Madrid 28006
Spain

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