Author : Albrecht Rothacher
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1783260416
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)
Book Synopsis Uniting Europe: Journey Between Gloom And Glory by : Albrecht Rothacher
Download or read book Uniting Europe: Journey Between Gloom And Glory written by Albrecht Rothacher and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2005-05-13 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sets out to give a straightforward insider's account of the current realities of European integration. It succinctly reviews the reasons and methods of European integration, analyses what the European Union (EU) really does, and examines how funds are spent. The whole range of current EU policies is critically reviewed: the Single market; the Euro; and the common policies on agriculture, fisheries, the regions, industry, competition, transport, the environment, social affairs, consumer protection, research, taxation, justice, trade, development, foreign affairs and defence.This book argues for a much slimmed-down European executive. It needs to become fully accountable in a democratically legitimised bicameral federal system, and take charge only of policies essential for effective internal and external security and for a working economic and monetary union. To avoid policy paralysis and continued mismanagement by a redistributive and over-regulatory bureaucracy, most of the current “low politics” and EU funds should be returned to the member states and their regions. This book thus makes a long overdue informed contribution to the debate on Europe's future constitution.