The European Union
Subtitle: A Very Short Introduction
Contributors: Usherwood, Simon McDougall.
Edition: Fully updated new edition, written by John Pinder and Simon Usherwood
Series: Very Short Introductions
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 13 December 2007
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9780199233977
Subjects: European Union; European Union countries -- Politics and government
Description: This *Very Short Introduction* explains the European Union in plain English. Fully updated for 2008 to include controversial and current topics such as the EU's enlargement and its role in ongoing world affairs, this accessible guide shows how and why the Union developed into the institution it is today. Covering a range of subjects from the Union's early history to the single market. the euro, and institutional reform, the authors examine the successes and failures of the EU, and explain the choices that lie ahead in the 21st century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-177) and index.
Table of contents: label: 1
pagenum: 1
title: What the EU is for; label: 2
pagenum: 9
title: How the EU was made; label: 3
pagenum: 36
title: How the EU is goverened; label: 4
pagenum: 65
title: Single market, single currency; label: 5
pagenum: 80
title: Agriculture, regions, budget: conflicts over who gets what; label: 6
pagenum: 95
title: Social policy, environmental policy; label: 7
pagenum: 104
title: 'An area of freedom, security and justice'; label: 8
pagenum: 112
title: A great civilian power ... and more, or less?; label: 9
pagenum: 127
title: The EU and the rest of Europe; label: 10
pagenum: 141
title: The EU in the world; label: 11
pagenum: 162
title: Much accomplished ... but what next?