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Domestic Structure of European Community Policy-Making in West Germany.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bulmer, Simon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2015.
Colección:Routledge revivals.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Abbreviations; Preface; I West German Domestic Political Structures and European Community Policy-Making; 1 Introduction; 2 The Importance of the Nation State in EC Policy-Making; 3 The German Dimension; 4 The Domestic Politics Approach; 5 The Structure of EC Policy-Making; 6 The Objectives of Analysis; Footnotes; PART ONE The Political Organisations Involved; II The Organisation of EC Policy-Making in the Federal Government.
  • 1 The Representation of the Federal Government in EC bodies2 Ministerial Organisation and EC Policy-Making; 3 Interministerial Coordination and EC Policy-Making; 4 The Role of the German Permanent Representation; 5 Conclusions; Footnotes; III German Interest Groups in EC Policy-Making; 1 A Framework for Analysis; 2 The German Interests Themselves; A Industrialists' Employers' and Commercial Interests; B Farmers' Interests; C Trade Union Interests; 3 Conclusions; Footnotes; IV Political Parties and German EC Policy-Making; 1 The Social Democratic Party; 2 The CDU/CSU and EC Policy-Making.
  • 3 The Free Democratic Party and EC Policy-Making4 Conclusion; 5 Case Study; 6 Political Parties and the delayed introduction of EMS; Footnotes; V The Role of the Bundestag and the Bundesrat in EC Policy-Making; 1 The distinguishing features of the legislative process and parliamentary control in the Federal Republic; 2 The impact of EC membership on the powers of the Bundestag and Bundesrat; 3 The establishment of special procedures for scrutinising EC legislation; 4 The Article 2 procedure; 5 Weaknesses in the Article 2 procedure and attempts to overcome them.
  • 6 The use of 'conventional' Bundestag controls7 Conclusions; Footnotes; VI Subnational Government in EC Policy-Making; 1 Cooperative Federalism; 2 The Laender Observer; 3 Direct Laender Contacts With the Community Level; 4 Institutionalised Laender Participation in German EC Policy-Making; 5 Case Study; 6 Local Authorities and the European Community; 7 Conclusions; Footnotes; PART TWO CASE STUDIES; VII The European Community's Proposal to Harmonise Member States' Brewing Regulations; 1 Introduction; 2 The European Commission's Proposals; 3 The Federal Government and the EC Proposal.
  • 4 The Brewers' Interests and Their Strategy5 The Involvement of the Political Parties; 6 Bundestag and Bundesrat Scrutiny of the EC Proposal on Beer; 7 The Involvement of Subnational Government; 8 Epilogue; 9 Conclusions; Footnotes; VIII The ManshoIt Plan for the Reform of EC Agricultural Structures; 1 Introduction; 2 The Commission's Proposals; 3 The Federal Government's Policy-Making Role; 4 The Response of the German Farmers' Union and Its Strategy; 5 The Involvement of the Political Parties; 6 Bundestag and Bundesrat Scrutiny of the Mansholt Proposals.