Uniting Europe : journey between gloom and glory / Albrecht Rothacher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rothacher, Albrecht.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government--European Union countries.

Federal government.

European Union countries--Economic policies.

European Union countries.

European Union countries--Social policies.

European Union countries--Relations.

European Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book sets out to give a straightforward insider's account of the current realities of European integration. It succinctly reviews the reasons and methods of European integration, analyses what the European Union (EU) really does, and examines how funds are spent. The whole range of current EU policies is critically reviewed: the Single market; the Euro; and the common policies on agriculture, fisheries, the regions, industry, competition, transport, the environment, social affairs, consumer protection, research, taxation, justice, trade, development, foreign affairs and defence.This book

Contents:

Preface; CONTENTS; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1. Is there a European Identity?; Chapter 2. How to Create "Europe": Of Treaties and Men; Chapter 3. The New Constitution: A Treaty Too Far?; Chapter 4. Eurocrats and Euro Institutions; Chapter 5. Four Freedoms in a Single Market; Chapter 6. The Euro: From Funny Money to Serious Cash; Chapter 7. The Wondrous CAP: Of Cash-Eating Cows, Multiplying Olive Trees, Happy Chickens and Unhappy Farmers; Chapter 8. Too Few Fish, Too Many Fishermen: The Common Fisheries Policy

Chapter 9. The Beauty of Sustainable Poverty: Europe's Regions and Regional Funding Chapter 10. Smoking Chimneys and Shining High Tech: The Trials and Errors of Industrial Policies; Chapter 11. The Rise and Fall of the Commission's Competition Ayatollahs; Chapter 12. On the Road, at Sea and in the Air: The Common Transport Policy; Chapter 13. Dwindling Resources and Mounting Policies: The Energy Policy; Chapter 14. Blue Skies and Yellow Rivers: The Environmental Policies; Chapter 15. The Bleeding Heart of Europe: The Social Policies

Chapter 16. Happy Oxen and Their Happy Eaters: Consumer Protection, Food Safety and Public Health Chapter 17. Good Intentions and Mixed Results: The Policies on Research, Education and Culture; Chapter 18. No Free Lunches: The Budget, Fraud and Taxation; Chapter 19. Big Brother in Schengenland: Law and Justice; Chapter 20. The EU and the Rest of the World: Trade First; Chapter 21. Out of Africa: EU Aid; Chapter 22. A Paper Tiger with Teething Problems: The CSFP; Chapter 23. Scenes from a Marriage: The US and the EU - Common Destiny and Drift

Chapter 24. Limits to Growth: Big Bang Enlargement and Its AftermathChapter 25. The Pursuit of Happiness and Frustrations: Careers in Europe; Chapter 26. Brussels, Europe's Unfinished Capital; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-238) and index.

ISBN:

9786611866884

9781281866882

1281866881

9781860947230

1860947239

OCLC:

815741980