Interests and integration : market liberalization, public opinion, and European Union / Matthew J. Gabel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gabel, Matthew J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Public opinion.

European Union.

Public opinion--European Union countries.

Public opinion.

Europe--Economic integration--Public opinion.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 176 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Integration in Europe has been a slow incremental process focusing largely on economic matters. Policymakers have tried to develop greater support for the European Union by such steps as creating pan-European political institutions - and yet significant opposition remains to policies such as the creation of a single currency.

Gabel argues that differences in attitudes toward integration are grounded in the different perceptions of how economic integration will impact individual economic welfare and how perceptions of economic welfare influence political attitudes. Basing his argument on David Easton's idea that where affective support for institutions is low, citizens will base their support for institutions on their utilitarian appraisal of how well the institutions work for them.

Gabel contends that in the European Union, citizens' appraisal of the impact of the Union on their individual welfare is crucial because their affective support is quite low. This timely book will be of interest to scholars studying European integration as well as scholars interested in the impact of public opinion on economic policy-making.

Contents:

Ch. 1. A Citizens' Europe

Ch. 2. Connecting Economic Integration to Public Support for European Integration

Ch. 3. Market Liberalization, Economic Interests, and Public Support for European Integration

Ch. 4. Labor Markets, Economic Interests, and Public Support for European Integration

Ch. 5. The National Political Economy and Public Support for European Integration

Ch. 6. Alternative Explanations for Public Support for European Integration

Ch. 7. Conclusion.

Notes:

Based on author's dissertation (University of Rochester).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-170) and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9786612437663

9781282437661

1282437666

9780472022243

0472022245

OCLC:

593239829