Research Catalog

Title

The European Union explained : institutions, actors, global impact / Andreas Staab.

Author

Staab, Andreas, 1965-

Publication

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2011.

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Details

Description

xx, 210 pages; 24 cm

Summary

This brief and accessible introduction to the European Union is ideal for scholars and professionals in government, business, the media, or the nonprofit sector who need a concise overview of the structure, history, and policies of the EU. This new edition also provides useful background reading for advanced high school and college courses and for those planning overseas study, work, or research. Andreas Staab offers basic terms and interpretive frameworks for understanding the evolution of the EU; the overall structure, purpose, and mandate of its main constituent divisions; and key policy areas, such as market unification.

Subject

• European Union
• UE/CE Union européenne
• UE/CE Politique
• UE/CE Institutions et organes
• Effets sur l'environnement

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-202) and index.

Contents

Parameters of European integration -- Enlargement -- The European commission -- The European council -- The council of ministers -- The European parliament -- The European court of justice -- Checks and balances -- The single market and competition -- Regional policy and cohesion -- The common agricultural policy -- Economic and monetary union -- Justice and home affairs -- Common foreign and security policy -- Trade and the common commercial policy -- Environment.

ISBN

• 9780253223036
• 0253223032

LCCN

2010050626

OCLC

• ocn663954324
• 663954324
• SCSB-1607194

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library