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The European Union Explained, Third Edition Andreas Staab

The European Union Explained, Third Edition By Andreas Staab

The European Union Explained, Third Edition by Andreas Staab


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A brief and accessible introduction to the European Union

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The European Union Explained, Third Edition: Institutions, Actors, Global Impact by Andreas Staab

This brief and accessible introduction to the European Union is ideal for anyone who needs a concise overview of the structure, history, and policies of the EU. This updated edition includes a new chapter on the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone. 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 and environmental policy.

The European Union Explained, Third Edition Reviews

The European Union Explained offers a fine introduction to the European Union and will appeal to a range of collections, from political science and business holdings to college-level collections strong in the media.

* Midwest Book Review *

Covers all the essential topics related to the EU.

* Choice *

Readers in America and Europe alike will benefit from the very considerable expertise revealed in these pages.

-- Hugh Dykes * House of Lords Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on the European Union *

This book covers all the essential topics related to the EU . . . . Recommended. General readers, all undergraduate students.July 2009

* Choice *

The European Union Explained offers a fine introduction to the European Union and will appeal to a range of collections, from political science and business holdings to college-level collections strong in the media.

* Midwest Book Review *

The value of [this] third edition is its recounting and integration of recent events, placing news in a context that is often absent on the Internet. An excellent resource for college students at all levels and a must for European studies scholars and researchers. . . . Highly recommended.

* Choice *

Covers all the essential topics related to the EU.

* Choice *

The European Union Explained offers a fine introduction to the European Union and will appeal to a range of collections, from political science and business holdings to college-level collections strong in the media. October 2011

* Midwest Book Review *

About Andreas Staab

Andreas Staab is the founder and director of EPIC-the European Policy Information Centre, a UK-based consultancy on the European Union. He teaches in the London programs of three North American universities and is author of National Identity in Eastern Germany.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms
List of Tables

Part 1. The Evolution of the European Union
1. Parameters of European Integration
2. Enlargement
Part 2. Institutions
3. The European Commission
4. The European Council
5. The Council of Ministers
6. The European Parliament
7. The European Court of Justice
8. Checks and Balances
Part 3. Policies
9. The Single Market and Competition
10. Regional Policy and Cohesion
11. The Common Agricultural Policy
12. Economic and Monetary Union
13. Justice and Home Affairs
14. Common Foreign and Security Policy
15. Trade and the Common Commercial Policy
16. Environment
Part 4. Crisis and Future Plans
17. The Eurozone and the Sovereign Debt Crisis
18. The Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014-2020

Conclusion

Notes
Bibliography
Index

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CIN0253009723G
9780253009722
0253009723
The European Union Explained, Third Edition: Institutions, Actors, Global Impact by Andreas Staab
Used - Good
Paperback
Indiana University Press
2013-07-15
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