The Political Economy Of Euro-mediterranean Relations: European Neighbourhood Policy In North Africa European Neighbourhood Policy In North Africa

The Author Analyses The Implementation Of The Agricultural And Industrial Parts Of The European Neighbourhood Policy (enp) In Egypt, Tunisia And Morocco. This Study Forms The First Comprehensive Attempt To Examine The Eu-led Reforms And Initiatives In The Two Sectors Up Until The Beginning Of The Arab Spring. It Also Evaluates The Development Of The Policy After The Changes Of The Regimes In Tunisia And Egypt Until The 2014 Elections Which Brought Sisi In Power In Egypt And Essebsi In Tunisia. Following A Sectoral Approach To Assess The Implementation Of The Enp, Christos Kourtelis Investigates Which Interest Groups Win And Which Lose From The Policy.-- Christos Kourtelis. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 103-122) And Index. "Cover" -- "Half Title" -- "Title Page" -- "Copyright Page" -- "Dedication" -- "Table of Contents" -- "List of Figures and Table" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "List of Abbreviations" -- "Introduction" -- "Contents and structure of the book" -- "1 The Positive Integration of the Partner Countries through the ENP" -- "Introduction" -- "The Association Agreements and the Action Plans" -- "The country reports: same region, different challenges for the three North African countries" -- "The formation of the Action Plans: contents and commitments of the partner countries" -- "Conclusion" -- "2 The ENP as a Three-Level Game" -- "Introduction" -- "Existing explanations of the political economy of Euro-Mediterranean relations and the need to revisit Putnamâ#x80;#x99;s level-game analysis" -- "Conclusion" -- "3 Level I: The Domestic Interests in the EU and North Africa" -- "Introduction" -- "Mapping the agricultural sector in the EU and North Africa" -- "Mapping the interests of the European and North African industrial sector" -- "Conclusion" -- "4 Negotiating the ENP at Level II: A Three-Stage Process" -- "Introduction" -- "The first stage of the intra-EU decision-making process: the input of the EC and the EP in the implementation of the policy" -- "The second stage of the ENP: the role of the German and the French initiatives" -- "The ENP after the events of the Arab Spring: a new European Neighbourhood Policy?" -- "Conclusion" -- "5 Negotiations at the International Level: Are the ENP Countries Decision Takers or Implementation Partners?" -- "Introduction" -- "The implementation of the ENP agricultural reforms: the reinforcement of a dual agricultural market" -- "The implementation of the ENP industrial reforms: the effects of standardisation" -- "Conclusion" -- "Conclusion" -- "Bibliography" The author analyses the implementation of the agricultural and industrial parts of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. Following a sectoral approach to assess the implementation of the ENP, he investigates which interest groups win and which lose from the policy. The author analyses the implementation of the agricultural and industrial parts of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. This study forms the first comprehensive attempt to examine the EU-led reforms and initiatives in the two sectors up until the beginning of the Arab Spring. It also evaluates the development of the policy after the changes of the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt until the 2014 elections which brought Sisi in power in Egypt and Essebsi in Tunisia. Following a sectoral approach to assess the implementation of the ENP, Christos Kourtelis investigates which interest groups win and which lose from the policy Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction....Pages 1-5 The Positive Integration of the Partner Countries through the ENP....Pages 6-18 The ENP as a Three-Level Game....Pages 19-26 Level I: The Domestic Interests in the EU and North Africa....Pages 27-41 Negotiating the ENP at Level II: A Three-Stage Process....Pages 42-68 Negotiations at the International Level: Are the ENP Countries Decision Takers or Implementation Partners?....Pages 69-93 Conclusion....Pages 94-102 Back Matter....Pages 103-123