Synopses & Reviews
Praised for its writing style, organization, and attention to historical detail, this thoroughly updated Fourth Edition presents students with a comprehensive analysis of the history, framework, and agenda of the European Union. Raising a variety of important issues, this text focuses on the uniqueness of the European Union as an organization and helps students to critically consider its future.
Table of Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
About the Authors
1 Introduction
2 Theories of European Integration
3 The Rome Treaty and Its Original Agenda (1957-1975)
4 The Single European Act and the Maastricht Treaty (1975-1993)
5 Efforts to Reach the Next Level (1994-2005)
6 Institutional Dynamics in the European Union
7 Enlargement
8 Economic and Monetary Union
9 The Common Agricultural Policy
10 Cohesion, Environmental and Industrial Policies
11 External Economic Relations of the European Union
12 Common Foreign and Domestic Security Policies
13 Conclusion
Index