Ever closer union? : an introduction to the European Community

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Ever closer union? : an introduction to the European Community

Desmond Dinan

(The European Union series / general editors, Neill Nugent, William E. Paterson, Vincent Wright)

Macmillan, 1994

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Bibliography: p. 503-517

Includes index

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Volume

ISBN 9780333616864

Description

'At last, a readable book on the European Community!' - Patricia Hogwood, Political Studies '...a helpful introduction to the workings of the Community.' - Duncan Watts, Times Educational Supplement '[S]cholarly and extensively researched...[t]his text can be highly recommended...[I]t is comprehensive - covering the history of the EC, as well as its institutions and policies - and it is well written...in a readable and accessible style.' - Jill Longmate, Talking Politics Ever Closer Union? provides a uniquely comprehensive and genuinely interdisciplinary introduction to the origins and history of the European Community, the institutions and key policies of the European Union, and the main challenges they face today. Written in an exceptionally clear and lively style and benefiting both from the author's intimate knowledge of his subject and the perspective afforded by his transatlantic vantage point, this comprehensive textbook provides the ideal starting point for all students of European Integration.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction - PART I HISTORY AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT: - Reconstruction, Reconciliation and Integration, 1945-57 - The Gaullist Challenge, 1958-69 - A Community in Flux, 1969-79 - Turning the Corner, 1978-84 - The Transformation of the European Community, 1985-88 - A New Europe
  • A New Community, 1989-93 - PART II INSTITUTIONS: - The Commission - The European Council and the Council of Ministers - The European Parliament - The Court of Justice and Other Institutions - PART III POLICIES AND PROGRAMS: - The Common Agricultural Policy - The Single Market Program - A Level Playing Field - Beyond the Marketplace - Economic and Monetary Union - External Economic Relations - The European Community in the Post-Cold War World - Chronology - Bibliography - Index
Volume

pbk ISBN 9780333616871

Description

'At last, a readable book on the European Community!' - Patricia Hogwood, Political Studies '...a helpful introduction to the workings of the Community.' - Duncan Watts, Times Educational Supplement '[S]cholarly and extensively researched...[t]his text can be highly recommended...[I]t is comprehensive - covering the history of the EC, as well as its institutions and policies - and it is well written...in a readable and accessible style.' - Jill Longmate, Talking Politics Ever Closer Union? provides a uniquely comprehensive and genuinely interdisciplinary introduction to the origins and history of the European Community, the institutions and key policies of the European Union, and the main challenges they face today. Written in an exceptionally clear and lively style and benefiting both from the author's intimate knowledge of his subject and the perspective afforded by his transatlantic vantage point, this comprehensive textbook provides the ideal starting point for all students of European Integration.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction - PART I: HISTORY AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT: - Reconstruction, Reconciliation and Integration, 1945-57 - The Gaullist Challenge, 1958-69 - A Community in Flux, 1969-79 - Turning the Corner, 1978-84 - The Transformation of the European Community, 1985-88 - A New Europe
  • A New Community, 1989-93 - PART II: INSTITUTIONS: - The Commission - The European Council and the Council of Ministers - The European Parliament - The Court of Justice and Other Institutions - PART III: POLICIES AND PROGRAMS: - The Common Agricultural Policy - The Single Market Program - A Level Playing Field - Beyond the Marketplace - Economic and Monetary Union - External Economic Relations - The European Community in the Post-Cold War World - Chronology - Bibliography - Index

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  • NCID
    BA26864326
  • ISBN
    • 0333616863
    • 0333616871
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 533 p.
  • Size
    24cm
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