Can European law legitimately influence or contain the socio-economic orientations of the Member States towards one particular model, and to what extent should it allow or even stimulate a diversity in socio-economic outcomes? This is a fundamental question that lies at the heart of the European Union’s (EU) economic integration project. Many have argued that the concept of the ‘social market economy’ could or should provide for normative guidance. This contribution reflects on the historical and current potential of the concept to provide such guidance. It proposes that the EU internal markets socio-economic diversity should be cherished and accommodated in the legal framework of the EU through a dialogue of mutual responsiveness.

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（再）概念化欧盟内部市场的社会市场经济

欧洲法律能否合理地影响或遏制成员国对一种特定模式的社会经济取向，它应在多大程度上允许甚至促进社会经济成果的多样性？这是欧盟（EU）经济一体化项目的核心问题。许多人认为，“社会市场经济”的概念可以或应该提供规范指导。这一贡献反映了该概念提供此类指导的历史和当前潜力。它建议应珍惜欧盟内部市场的社会经济多样性，并通过相互回应的对话将其纳入欧盟的法律框架。