{"product_id":"understanding-eu-decision-making-hardcover","title":"Understanding Eu Decision-Making - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Best\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction.- EU Decision-Making: An Overview of the System.- Why Do We Have the EU Institutions?_ Legislative Procedures.- Delegated and Implementing Acts.- Making the Internal Market Work: The EU and Other Actors.- Economic Governance.- Foreign and Security Policy.- Conclusions.- Annex.- Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents in a concise and accessible way \u003ci\u003ewhy \u003c\/i\u003ethe EU institutional system exists in its present form, \u003ci\u003ehow \u003c\/i\u003ethe EU fits into the world as a system of governance, and \u003ci\u003ewho \u003c\/i\u003eis involved in EU policy processes. It outlines the historical context which has shaped the EU system, gives a summary of the system's basic principles and structures, and describes its actors, procedures and instruments. The main theme is to show that EU decision-making is not just a matter of action at some higher and separate level, of 'them and us', but rather that it involves different forms of cooperation between European, national and regional authorities, as well as interaction between public and private actors. Numerous short case studies illustrate how people's day-to-day activities are affected by EU decisions, and how individuals' concerns are represented in the decision-making process. The book provides insights and examples which will be very helpful for all students of European integration. It will also be a valuable resource for European citizens wishing to understand the basic realities and rationales, as well as some of the dilemmas, behind EU policy-making. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Best (1958) is Head of Unit at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht, and honorary Senior Fellow of Maastricht University. He specializes in European institutions and the political aspects of European integration as well as comparative regionalism and the management of regional organizations. He has been responsible for successive framework contracts to provide training services to the EU institutions on European governance, and has given regular courses in the European Commission and EU Agencies. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEU Law-Making in Principle and Practice \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge, 2014). He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Institutions of the Enlarged European Union\u003c\/i\u003e (Edward Elgar, 2008) with Thomas Christiansen and Pierpaolo Settembri, and of \u003ci\u003eRethinking the European Union: IGC 2000 and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e (EIPA, 2000) with Mark Gray and Alexander Stubb, and has published numerous articles on the EU and institutional arrangements for regional integration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430830194909,"sku":"9783319223735","price":174.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/UXVMK3F1dkJlakIwVkErd09jUWNLUT09.webp?v=1771321547","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/understanding-eu-decision-making-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}