The European Union: Politics and Policies

Editor/Author McCormick, John and Olsen, Jonathan
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Westview Press

Single-User Purchase Price: $29.99
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ISBN: 978-0-81-334898-8
Category: Social Sciences - Political science
Image Count: 40
Book Status: Available
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A thoroughly revised, concise, and comprehensive introduction to the structure, institutions, and policy development of the European Union.

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Table of Contents

  • Tables and Illustrations
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • PART I HISTORY
  • 1 What Is the European Union?
  • 2 Origins: The Road from Paris
  • 3 Emergence: To the Single Market and Beyond
  • 4 Consolidation and Crisis: Maastricht, Lisbon, and the Eurozone
  • PART II INSTITUTIONS
  • 5 The European Commission
  • 6 The Council of the European Union
  • 7 The European Parliament
  • 8 The European Court of Justice
  • 9 The European Council and Other Institutions
  • 10 Representing Public Opinion
  • PART III POLICIES
  • 11 Public Policy in the EU
  • 12 Economic and Monetary Policy
  • 13 Cohesion and Other Internal Policies
  • 14 Agricultural and Environmental Policy
  • 15 External Relations
  • 16 The EU and the United States
  • Conclusions
  • Glossary
  • Appendix 1 Chronology of European Integration
  • Appendix 2 Sources of Information