Germany and the transnational building blocks for post-national community / Donald G. Phillips.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillips, Donald G., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany--Economic policy--1990-.

Germany.

Economic policy.

Germany--Economic conditions--1990-.

Economic conditions.

Europe--Economic integration.

Europe.

Physical Description:

x, 190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.

Summary:

German focus highlights impact of business needs on European and transnational integration.

Contents:

1. Introduction: The Extraordinary End of the Cold War 1

Part I. Problems of Community: The European Intercommunity Perspective on Building Blocks for Social Coherence 15

2. The Movement from Supranational Regulation to the Transnational Market 17

3. The Single European Act 23

4. Reactions to the Single European Act: The Western Path to Maastricht 27

5. EMU and the Establishment of Greater Interdependence 37

6. The Limits of EU Integration and the Possibilities of Functionalism 57

7. Parameters and Limits of Democracy in Europe 69

Part II. Chances of Community: Transnational and Transinstitutional Parameters for Greater Social Coherence 85

8. Closer Cooperation and the Transnational Development of Social Coherence 87

9. The Global Location of Business Inside and Outside the EU: Possibilities for Community 99

10. DaimlerChrysler and the Transnational Extension of Social Coherence 121

11. Siemens, BMW and the Transnational Challenge to Social Coherence 133

12. The Multilateral Practices of Lobbying and the Privatization of Democracy 155

13. Some Conclusions about Transnational Activity Transcending States 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-184) and index.

ISBN:

0275964906

OCLC:

43615406