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The European Union Explained, Third Edition
Institutions, Actors, Global Impact3. Third Edition
18,99 € |
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Verlag: | Indiana University Press |
Format: | EPUB |
Veröffentl.: | 15.07.2013 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9780253009760 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 264 |
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Beschreibungen
<p>This brief and accessible introduction to the European Union is ideal for anyone who needs a concise overview of the structure, history, and policies of the EU. This updated edition includes a new chapter on the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone. Andreas Staab offers basic terms and interpretive frameworks for understanding the evolution of the EU; the overall structure, purpose, and mandate of its main constituent divisions; and key policy areas, such as market unification and environmental policy.</p>
<p>Preface<br>Acknowledgments<br>List of Acronyms<br>List of Tables</p>
<p>Part 1. The Evolution of the European Union <br> 1. Parameters of European Integration<br> 2. Enlargement<br>Part 2. Institutions<br> 3. The European Commission<br> 4. The European Council<br> 5. The Council of Ministers<br> 6. The European Parliament<br> 7. The European Court of Justice<br> 8. Checks and Balances<br>Part 3. Policies<br> 9. The Single Market and Competition<br> 10. Regional Policy and Cohesion<br> 11. The Common Agricultural Policy<br> 12. Economic and Monetary Union<br> 13. Justice and Home Affairs<br> 14. Common Foreign and Security Policy<br> 15. Trade and the Common Commercial Policy<br> 16. Environment<br>Part 4. Crisis and Future Plans<br> 17. The Eurozone and the Sovereign Debt Crisis<br> 18. The Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014-2020</p>
<p>Conclusion</p>
<p>Notes<br>Bibliography<br>Index</p>
<p>Part 1. The Evolution of the European Union <br> 1. Parameters of European Integration<br> 2. Enlargement<br>Part 2. Institutions<br> 3. The European Commission<br> 4. The European Council<br> 5. The Council of Ministers<br> 6. The European Parliament<br> 7. The European Court of Justice<br> 8. Checks and Balances<br>Part 3. Policies<br> 9. The Single Market and Competition<br> 10. Regional Policy and Cohesion<br> 11. The Common Agricultural Policy<br> 12. Economic and Monetary Union<br> 13. Justice and Home Affairs<br> 14. Common Foreign and Security Policy<br> 15. Trade and the Common Commercial Policy<br> 16. Environment<br>Part 4. Crisis and Future Plans<br> 17. The Eurozone and the Sovereign Debt Crisis<br> 18. The Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014-2020</p>
<p>Conclusion</p>
<p>Notes<br>Bibliography<br>Index</p>
<p>Covers all the essential topics related to the EU.</p>
<p>A timely and accessible guide to the EU</p>
<p>Andreas Staab is the founder and director of EPIC—the European Policy Information Centre, a UK-based consultancy on the European Union. He teaches in the London programs of three North American universities and is author of National Identity in Eastern Germany.</p>
<p>Readers in America and Europe alike will benefit from the very considerable expertise revealed in these pages.</p>