Intra-European competition in services is restricted by innumerable national regulations that, for instance, strictly determine the requirements for becoming a hairdresser or a plumber. One of the defining features of the past decades is the sharp increase in services productivity in the US; none of that happened in Europe.
里斯本战略包含的少数明智之策是消除服务贸易壁垒。欧盟各国内部难以计数的规章限制了各国间服务业竞争。例如，有的规定成为理发师或水管工的条件要求。过去十年最显著的特征是美国的服务业生产效率大幅提高，而欧洲则悄无声息。猜一猜原因。