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The European Union /

The European Union is one of the world?s most complex political systems: this makes it a challenge to study. To the uninitiated its institutions seem remote, its remit unclear, its operations difficult to understand and its outputs sometimes perplexing. It combines some attributes of a state with th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Watts, Duncan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2008.
©2008
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • COVER; Copyright; Contents; Boxes; Tables; Maps; Introduction; Background information; Section One: History; Introduction; 1. The drive for European unity to 1973; 2. From Community to Union, 1973-93; 3. Consolidating the European Union, 1993 to the present day; 4. The movement to integration: a theoretical perspective; Section Two: Institutions; Introduction; 5. Institutions of the European Union; 6. Policy-making and law-making processes; 7. Democracy and the European Union; Section Three: Representation; Introduction; 8. Elections to the European Parliament.
  • 9. Political parties and the European Union10. Pressure groups and the European Union; Section Four: Policies; Introduction; 11. The Union Budget; 12. First-Pillar policies; 13. Second- and Third-Pillar policies; Section Five: Attitudes; Introduction; 14. Member states; 15. Britain and Europe: a case study; Conclusion: the state of the Union, past and present; References; Further reading; Index.