• ISBN13: 9780333604922
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Politics and Current Affairs
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publisher Imprint: Palgr Mac
• Publication Date: June 16, 1999
• Pages: 352
• Original Price: GBP 38.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 499 grams

About the Book Based on exhaustive research, this book explains how the European Union makes decisions in seven major policy sectors. Written in a clear, user-friendly style, it brings the EU alive for a student and non-specialist audience. The book's central themes are that informal norms often matter more than formal rules, agency often matters more than structure, and abrupt change often punctuates deadlock. It offers a theoretically-based introduction to the lively, humorous and fascinating politics of a unique experiment in modern governance.