Who decides, and how? : preferences, uncertainty, and policy choice in the European Parliament / Nils Ringe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ringe, Nils.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Parliament.

Political science.

European Union countries--Politics and government.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How do individual legislators in the European Parliament (EP) make decisions on the wide variety of policy proposals they routinely confront? Despite a flourishing literature on the European Union's only directly elected institution, we know surprisingly little about the micro-foundations of EP politics. Who Decides, and How? seeks to address this shortcoming by examining how individual legislators make policy choices, how these choices are aggregated, and what roleparties and committees play in this process. It argues that members of the EP lack adequate resources to make equally informed dec

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. Who Decides, and How? Preferences, Uncertainty, and Policy Choice in the European Parliament; 2. Perceived Preference Coherence in Legislative Politics; 3. Committees, Parties, and Voting in the European Parliament; 4. Focal Points as Mechanisms for Policy Choice; 5. Focal Points and Legislative Decision-Making: Six Case Studies; 6. Conclusion: Delegation, Efficiency, and Representation; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-38322-1

9786612383229

0-19-157194-6

OCLC:

515540121