From embedded to uncompromising neoliberalism: Competitiveness policies and European Union interscalar relations in the case of Greece
追踪欧盟竞争力与凝聚力政策在希腊主权债务危机前后如何从国家层面转移到超国家层面，揭示危机后新自由主义政策深化并重组了权力关系。
This article traces the transfer of competitiveness and cohesion policies from the European Union (EU) institutions to the national and subnational authorities in Greece, both before and after the sovereign debt crisis. We argue that prior to the crisis, the flexibilities of the EU governance system allowed the Greek central government to use the competitiveness and cohesion agenda, as well as the associated funds, to build a domestic socio-political consensus focused on the idea of ‘convergence’ with Europe. The crisis-induced bailout programme deepened neoliberal policies and reorganised vertical and horizontal power relations: policy-making powers have been upscaled towards the supranational level, while the national authorities have been socially disembedded.