| Physical description |
xx, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-405) and index. |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- List of Figures, Maps, and Tables -- Preface -- PART ONE: The European Union -- CHAPTER 1: The Major Nation-States in the European Union: An Introduction -- Intergovernmental and Supranational Aspects of the European Union -- The Major Nation-States in the European Union -- The Aims and Structure of this Book -- CHAPTER 2: The Development of the European Union -- The Emergence of European Nation-States, Democracy, Capitalism, and Socialism -- Early Steps Toward West European Integration, 1945-1958 -- European Community Development and Guallist Assertions, 1958-1969 -- Widening, Limited Reforms, and "Eurosclerosis," 1969-1984 -- Integration Revitalized, 1984-2000 -- Toward Eastward Expansion and a European Union Constitution, 2000- -- Theoretical Perspectives on How and Why the European Union Has Developed as it Has -- Neofunctionalist Theory -- Realist Theories -- Liberal Intergovernmental Theory -- Other Theoretical Approaches -- Summary -- CHAPTER 3: The European Union: Major Institutions -- The European Commission -- The European Council -- The Council of Ministers (Council of the EU) -- The European Parliament -- The European Court of Justice -- The European Central Bank -- Steps in the Legislative Processes of the EU: An Overview -- Initiation of Legislation -- Lawmaking -- Implementation -- The Political Context of EU Institutional Operations -- Interest Groups -- Political Parties -- The "Democratic Deficit" in the European Union -- Summary -- CHAPTER 4: The European Union and its Member States: Public Policies -- Single-Market Policies -- Competition Policies -- Monetary Policies -- The Common Agricultural Policy -- Environmental Policies -- Regional/Cohesion Policies -- Social Policies -- Foreign and Defense Policies -- Justice and Home Affairs Policies -- EU Public Policies and European-American Relations -- Conclusions -- Summary -- PART TWO: The Major Nation-States in the European Union -- CHAPTER 5: France -- Political Development -- Early Development -- From 1848 to the Fall of the Third Republic -- The Vichy Regime and the Fourth Republic -- The Fifth Republic -- Four Modernization Crises: The French Patterns -- Governmental Institutions -- The Executive -- The Parliament -- The Constitutional Council, Judiciary, and Legal System -- Subnational Governments -- Summary -- Elections, Political Parties, and Interest Groups -- The Electoral Process -- Political Parties -- Interest Groups -- Summary -- Conclusions -- Summary -- CHAPTER 6: France and the European Union -- The Development of the French Relationship with the EC/EU -- Post-World War II French Initiatives -- Beyond the European Coal and Steel Community -- The Gaullist Era and the European Community -- Continuity and Change After de Gaulle -- France and the EC/EU in the Mitterrand Era -- France and the EU Since 1995 -- Distinctive Features of the French Approaches to the EC/EU -- A wariness of Atlanticism -- A wariness of global free-market capitalism -- An intergovernmentalist inclination -- An emphasis on Franco-German partnership to lead the EC/EU -- A wariness of EC/EU enlargements -- A cohesive and centrally coordinated formulation of French EC/EU policies -- An insulation of French EC/EU approaches from party, group, and popular pressures -- The Impact of France on the EC/EU -- The Impact of the EC/EU on French Politics -- The Constitution -- Governmental Institutions -- Elections, Political Parties, and Interest Groups -- Public Policies -- Conclusions -- Summary -- CHAPTER 7: Germany -- Political Development -- Early Development -- The Weimar Republic and the Third Reich of Adolf Hitler -- The Development of the Federal Republic of Germany -- Modernization, the German Federal Republic, and Reunification -- Governmental Institutions -- The Executive -- The Parliament -- The Constitutional Court and the Legal System -- Federalism -- Elections, Political Parties, and Interest Groups -- The Electoral Process -- Political Parties -- Interest Groups -- Conclusions -- Summary -- CHAPTER 8: Germany and the European Union -- The Development of the German Relationship with the EC/EU -- An Escape into Europe? -- West Germany and the Progress of European Integration -- Brandt, Schmidt, and the European Communities -- The Kohl Era, European Integration, and German Reunification -- Germany and the EU in the Schr[[oumlaut]]der Era -- Distinctive Features of the German Approaches to the EC/EU -- An Atlanticist inclination, now waning -- An emphasis on the "alliance within the alliance" with France -- A supranational inclination -- An inclination toward global and EC/EU free trade -- A social market inclination -- A preference for EC/EU enlargement -- A fragmented approach to formulation and implementation of EC/EU policies -- The Impact of Germany on the EC/EU -- The Impact of the EC/EU on German Politics -- The Constitution -- Governmental Institutions -- Elections, Political Parties, and Interest Groups -- Public Policies -- Conclusions -- Summary -- CHAPTER 9: Italy -- Political Development -- Early Development -- Unification and the Constitutional Monarchy -- The Mussolini Era -- The Post-World War II Republic -- Governmental Institutions -- The Executive -- The Parliament -- The Constitutional Court, Judiciary, and Legal System -- Subnational Governments -- Summary -- Elections, Political Parties, and Interest Groups -- The Electoral Process -- Political Parties -- Referendums -- Interest Groups -- Summary -- Conclusions -- Summary -- CHAPTER 10: Italy and the European Union -- The Development of the Italian Relationship with the EC/EU -- Early Italian Moves Toward European Integration -- From the Messina Conference to the Rome Treaties -- Italy and the European Community in the 1960s and 1970s -- Italy and the EC/EU Transformation in the 1980s and 1990s -- Berlusconi and the EU: A New Italian Approach? -- Distinctive Features of the Italian Approaches to the EC/EU -- An inclination to balance Atlanticism and a European focus -- A supranational inclination -- A weak inclination and ability to lead on European issues -- A weak inclination and ability to implement EC/EU policies -- A wariness of global free-market capitalism -- The Impact of Italy on the EC/EU -- The Impact of the EC/EU on Italian Politics -- The Constitution -- Governmental Institutions -- Elections, Political Parties, and Interest Groups -- Public Policies -- Conclusions -- Summary -- CHAPTER 11: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -- Political Development -- Nation-Building -- State-Building -- Participation -- Distribution -- Governmental Institutions -- The Executive -- The Parliament -- The Legal and Judicial System -- Subnational Governments -- Elections, Political Parties, and Interest Groups -- The Electoral Process -- Political Parties -- Interest Groups -- Summary -- Conclusions -- CHAPTER 12: The United Kingdom and the European Union -- The Development of the British Relationship with the EC/EU -- Early British Aloofness -- British Reassessment and Rejection -- British Entry into the European Communities -- British-EC Relations Under Wilson and Callaghan -- The Thatcher-Major Era and British Relations with the EC/EU -- Britain and the EU in the Blair Era -- Distinctive Features of the British Approaches to the EC/EU -- An Atlanticist preference -- A global free-trade preference -- A national sovereignty preference -- A preference for EC/EU enlargement -- An adversarial style -- A legalistic approach to enforcement -- Other significant themes -- The Impact of Britain on the EC/EU -- The Impact of the EC/CU on British Politics -- The Constitution -- Governmental Institutions -- Elections, Political Parties, and Interest Groups -- Public Policies -- Conclusions -- Summary -- CHAPTER 13: Spain -- Political Development -- Early Development -- From Great Power to European Backwater -- Civil War and the Franco Era -- Spanish Modernization Since 1975 -- Governmental Institutions -- The Executive -- The Parliament -- The Constitutional Court, Judiciary, and Legal System -- The Autonomous Communities -- Elections, Political Parties, and Interest Groups -- The Electoral Process -- Political Parties -- Interest Groups -- Conclusions -- Summary -- CHAPTER 14: Spain and the European Union -- The Development of the Spanish Relationship with the EC/EU -- Spain as an Outsider: The Franco Era -- Spain's Quest |
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for Admission to the European Community -- The Gonz[[aacute]]les Era and Spanish-EC/EU Relations -- Spain Under Aznar and the European Union -- Distinctive Features of the Spanish Approaches to the EC/EU -- An assertive approach to linking Spanish economic interests to broad European concerns -- A supranational inclination but with some growing intergovernmentalism -- A wariness of EU expansion -- A blending of Atlanticism with a European focus -- An aspiration to be a bridge between Europe and Latin America -- A fairly centralized and cohesive formulation of Spanish EC/EU policies -- The Impact of Spain on the EC/EU -- The Impact of the EC/EU on Spanish Politics -- The Constitution -- Governmental Institutions -- Elections, Political Parties, and Interest Groups -- Public Policies -- Conclusions -- Summary -- PART THREE: Comparative Overview and Eastward Expansion -- CHAPTER 15: A Comparative Overview of the Fifteen Current EU Member States -- Comparative Political Development Among the Member S. |
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European Union -- Politics and government.
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European Union countries -- Relations.
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European Union countries -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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European Union countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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| ISBN |
0321106423 |
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