Joint decision trap
Encyclopedia
The joint decision trap was identified by the political scientist Fritz Scharpf in a 1988 scholarly article. ( It is understood to be a situation in which interdependent
Interdependence
Interdependence is a relation between its members such that each is mutually dependent on the others. This concept differs from a simple dependence relation, which implies that one member of the relationship can function or survive apart from the other....

 government decisions must be taken at the lowest common denominator because other governments may otherwise veto them. It is common challenge for federal
Federalism
Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of the government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and...

 governments, such as Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, and the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

.

Further reading

  • Peter F. Drucker.Harvard Business Review on Decision Making. (2001) ISBN 1578515572
  • John S. Hammond. Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions. (2002) ISBN 0767908864

  • Edward Russo. Decision Traps. (1990) ISBN 0385248350
  • Paul J.H. Schoemaker. Winning Decisions: Getting It Right the First Time. (2001) ISBN 0749922850
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