Synopses & Reviews
The relaunch of European integration in the 1980s and 1990s will affect profoundly the continent's course in the twenty-first century. The European Commission, bureaucratic cabinets, national diplomats, transnational companies, pressure groups and representatives of the regions have set in motion a process that is changing statehood in Europe dramatically. Based on more than thirty interviews with EU commissioners, managers of European transnational companies and national diplomats, this volume is a valuable contribution to the debate on the future of Europe in the world system.
Synopsis
Discussion of the origins of European integration, giving a valuable contribution to the debate on the future of Europe.
Table of Contents
Part I. Statebuilding and Political Entrepreneurship: 1. Western Europe's move toward political union Volker Bornschier; 2. Tying up the Luxembourg package of 1985 Patrick Ziltener; Part II. The Core Elements in Recasting the European Bargain: 3. The origins of the single market Nicola Fielder; 4. Esprit and technology corporatism Simon Parker; 5. Regional policy - monetary lubricant for economic integration Patrick Ziltener; 6. Social policy - the defeat of the delorist project Patrick Ziltener; Part III. Conclusions Beyond the Single European Act of 1986: 7. Lobbying for a Europe of big business Michael Nollert and Nicola Fielder; 8. Biotechnology in the European union Michael Nollert; 9. European integration after the single act Patrick Ziltener; 10. The state of the European union Volker Bornschier; Bibliography; List of interview partners.