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OverviewAccording to Tom Gallagher, Romania's predatory rulers, the heirs of the sinister communist dictator Ceausescu, have inflicted a humiliating defeat on the European Union. He argues convincingly that Brussels was tricked into offering full membership to this Balkan country in return for substantial reforms which its rulers now refuse to carry out. This book unmasks the failure of the EU to match its visionary promises of transforming Romania with the shabby reality. Benefiting from access to internal reports and leading figures involved in a decade of negotiations, it shows how Eurocrats were outwitted by unscrupulous local politicians who turned the EU's multi-level decision-making processes into a laughing-stock. The EU's famous 'soft power' turned out to be a mirage, as it was unable to summon up the willpower to insist that this key Balkan state embraced its standards of behaviour in the political and economic realms. The book unravels policy failures in the areas of justice, administrative and agricultural reform and shows how Romania moved backwards politically during the years of negotiations. -- . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tom Gallagher , Bethan HirstPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.572kg ISBN: 9780719077432ISBN 10: 0719077435 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 22 July 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The EU discovers Romania 2. Crafty natives lead the Eurocrats astray 3. The futility of EU funding 4. Labour of Sisyphus: administrative reform in Romania 5. Justice clings to its chains: 1989-2004 6. NATO, the EU and Romania's strategy of duplicity 7. The EU at its most incoherent: April-December 2004 8. The EU regains and loses the initiative: 2005-7 9. Corruption and anti-corruption 10. The expiry of reform after 2007 Conclusion -- .ReviewsA chilling account of how Romania's wily ex-communist elite outwitted naive and impatient EU leaders. -- . 'A chilling account of how Romania's wily ex-communist elite outwitted naive and impatient EU leaders.' Edward Lucas, Central and Eastern Europe correspondent for *The Economist* Author InformationTom Gallagher has taught at the Department of Peace Studies, Bradford University for many years and six of his nine single-authored books have explored the politics and international relations of the Balkans Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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