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Overview"This text offers a generic explanation of the political economy of the EU, demonstrating how the present institutional set-up makes it vulnerable to lobbyism, corruption and the destruction of social capital. Svendsen contends that this ""EU disease"" may be avoided by strengthening the power of the EU Parliament at the expense of the EU Commission. The book also discusses issues surrounding policy design, international negotiations on climate change and renewable energy sources. Using an interdisciplinary framework, the author examines how the contemporary institutional set-up of the EU will determine future economic performance and will adversely affect policy outcomes. He looks at whether fundamental EU policies, such as CAP, are consistent with economic growth or whether these policies will instead distort markets, leading to economic decline. Focusing in detail on international climate negotiations and wind energy, the author explores the way in which the design of a policy proposal can be affected by the interactions between interested groups and the institutions and bureaucrats of the EU." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gert T. SvendsenPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Edition: illustrated edition Weight: 0.475kg ISBN: 9781840649109ISBN 10: 1840649100 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 29 January 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Political Economy 3. European Union 4. Interest Group Theory and the Case of Environmental Regulation 5. International Climate Negotiations and Wind Energy 6. Conclusion Bibliography IndexReviews'... an immensely valuable discussion of several important EU environmental policies and how public choice theory can be applied not only to understand why these policies were structured the way they are, but also how they can be improved so as not to impede economic growth in the EU.' -- Russell S. Sobel, Public Choice '... this readable, thought provoking and well constructed work should be a must for students of environmental politics.' -- Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen, Environmental Politics 'The European Union has been relatively neglected by public choice/political economy scholars on both sides of the Atlantic. This fine book helps to redress this imbalance. It builds on the work of Mancur Olson on interest groups, and demonstrates the important role that they play in affecting policy outcomes in the EU. The book is dedicated to Olson. It is a worthy tribute.' -- Dennis C. Mueller, University of Vienna, Austria `. . . an immensely valuable discussion of several important EU environmental policies and how public choice theory can be applied not only to understand why these policies were structured the way they are, but also how they can be improved so as not to impede economic growth in the EU.' -- Russell S. Sobel, Public Choice `. . . this readable, thought provoking and well constructed work should be a must for students of environmental politics.' -- Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen, Environmental Politics `The European Union has been relatively neglected by public choice/political economy scholars on both sides of the Atlantic. This fine book helps to redress this imbalance. It builds on the work of Mancur Olson on interest groups, and demonstrates the important role that they play in affecting policy outcomes in the EU. The book is dedicated to Olson. It is a worthy tribute.' -- Dennis C. Mueller, University of Vienna, Austria Author InformationGert Tinggaard Svendsen, Professor of Comparative Politics, Aarhus University, Denmark Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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