Coping with accession to the European Union : new modes of environmental governance / edited by Tanja A. Börzel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Börzel, Tanja A., 1970-

Series:

Palgrave studies in European Union politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Membership.

European Union.

Business and politics--European Union countries.

Business and politics.

Environmental policy--European Union countries.

Environmental policy.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

xi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

"The book explores the role of new modes of governance in helping future member states to cope with their accession to the European Union. To what extent have civil society and business assisted the governments of Southern, Central and Eastern European accession countries in taking on the ever more comprehensive body of EU laws and regulations?"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction

T.A.Brzel * New Modes of Governance and Accession: The Paradox of Double Weakness

T.A.Brzel * Environmental Policy: The Challenge of Accession

T.A.Brzel * Greece: Overcoming Statism in Environmental Governance?

C.Koutalakis * Portugal: The Challenges of Environmental Governance and the Realities of Government

A.M.Fernndez &

N.Font * Spain: When Government Welcomes Environmental Governance

N.Font * Hungary: The Tricky Path of Building Environmental Governance

A.Buzogny * Poland: When Environmental Governance Meets Politics

S.Guttenbrunner * Romania: Environmental Governance Form without Substance

A.Buzogny * After Accession: Escaping the Low Capacity Trap?

T.A.Brzel Introduction

T.A.Brzel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230575516

023057551X

OCLC:

308174719