Are Soft Legal Measures in Circular Economy Action Plans Enough to Permeate EU Strong Economic Core Regulations Bringing Systemic Sustainable Change?

Alba Nogueira ()
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Alba Nogueira: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2023, vol. 3, issue 3, 1545-1568

Abstract: Abstract This paper provides a legal assessment of the EU circular economy action plans [2015, 2020] to determine whether their implementation aims at transformative change or is embedded in the prevailing neoliberal ideology. Measures intended to promote the circular economy (CE) are classified according to their public or private nature, the degree of public or private intervention (command and control, economic instruments, information, self-control). It also analyzes how core EU economic policies shield a narrow, technocratic conception of the CE.

Keywords: Legal measures; Core economic legislation; Circular economy; EU action plans; Soft law; Instruments assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/s43615-022-00227-0

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