Politics and Institutions in an Integrated Europe (European and Transatlantic Studies)

In this volume, a group of distinguished economists, political scientists, and sociologists analyzes the political economy of European integration. The authors evaluate recent developments of European politics and institutions. They consider the current situation, and assess prospects for the future of an Integrated Europe. This book will be of great interest to observers, scholars, and students of European economic and political affairs, macroeconomic policy, institutional analysis, and comparative and international political economy. The book is unique in combining perspectives from economics and political science and provides in-depth analysis of the new European institutions. It is published in conjunction with "Monetary and Fiscal Policy in an Integrated Europe" by the same editors. In this volume, a group of distinguished economists, political scientists, and sociologists analyze the political economy of European integration. The authors evaluate recent developments in European politics and institutions. They consider the current situation and prospects for the future of an integrated Europe. This book will be of great interest to observers, scholars, and students of European economic and political affairs, macroeconomic policy, institutional analysis, and comparative and international political economy. The book is unique in combining perspectives from economics and political science and provides in-depth analysis of the new European institutions. It is published in conjunction with "Monetary and Fiscal Policy in an Integrated Europe" by the same editors. Front Matter....Pages i-vii The Political Economy of European Integration: Introduction....Pages 1-10 Elements of a Theory of Jurisdictional Change....Pages 11-41 Decisionmaking Inside the European Parliament....Pages 42-64 The Influence of National Parliaments on European Integration....Pages 65-92 Toward a New System of Corporate Governance in the European Union: An Integrative Model of the Anglo-American and Germanic Systems....Pages 93-119 The 1992 Single Market Program and the Interests of Business....Pages 120-143 Bank Deposit Insurance in the European Union....Pages 144-176 Social Security and Migration in an Ageing Europe....Pages 177-192 European Union Conditionality....Pages 193-220 Back Matter....Pages 221-229