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Europe 1992, the market integration of the twelve European Community (EC) member states, has attracted widespread attention as an economic project of enormous importance. But though journalists and scholars have focused much attention on the economic aspects of Europe 1992, the program's impact on the governance of the EC has been largely ignored--even though the creation of a single market is intimately linked to changes in governance. With each member state having a very different institutional structure, the variation within the EC is far greater than that found in federations such as the United States. Though this variety adds to the complexity of consensus building among the members, it allows effective representation of diverse national interests and needs, thus making the EC a very strong, competitive force. To negotiate effectively with this "new" Community, international policymakers will need a greater understanding of how the EC will operate in the wake of the Maastricht Summit. Euro-Politics examines various aspects of the institutional dynamics of the EC and offers important insight into policy making within the Community. David Cameron discusses the origin of the 1992 program and examines the role of the nation-state in the Community. Guy Peters surveys the "political" and executive institutions, while Martin Shapiro discusses the European Court of Justice and the evolution of judicial review within the Community. John Woolley examines the European Monetary System and the movement toward the "EuroFed," Gary Marks studies the importance of the Regional Funds for both the EC and selected member states, and Peter Lange discusses the Social Charter and its implications for both employers and unions. Alberta Sbragia concludes with an analysis of institutional dynamics and policymaking with the Community in light of the new questions they raise for traditional notions of governance.

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• The Brookings Institution (p. v)
• Foreword (p. vii)
• Chapter 1 Introduction (p. 1)
• Chapter 2 the 1992 Initiative: Causes and Consequences (p. 23)
• Chapter 3 Bureaucratic Politics and the Institutions of the European Community (p. 75)
• Chapter 4 the European Court of Justice (p. 123)
• Chapter 5 Policy Credibility and European Monetary Institutions (p. 157)
• Chapter 6 Structural Policy in the European Community (p. 191)
• Chapter 7 the Politics of the Social Dimension (p. 225)
• Chapter 8 Thinking About the European Future: the Uses of Comparison (p. 257)
• Appendix a Thumbnail Sketch of the Principal Institutions of the European Community (p. 293)
• Index (p. 295)

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CHOICE Review

Other books have touched on aspects of policymaking and the institutional framework of the European Community--e.g., Stephen George's Politics and Policy in the European Community (CH, Jan'86), The Shape of the New Europe, ed. by Gregory F. Treverton (CH, Sep'92), Nicholas Colchester and David Buchan's Europower (CH, Jan'91), and Allan M. Williams's The European Community (1991). Euro-politics, however, stands out because it treats the causes and consequences for the governance of the EC of the 1992 initiative to create a single market and of the Maastricht Agreement to move to an economic and political union within this decade. Some major topics: the EC as an emerging governmental body beyond the member states; the prospects for a federalist structure; the role and functions of the European Court of Justice; the problem of creating a monetary union (a ^D"); the policy and politics of the social dimension and the regional development funds. The editor (University of Pittsburgh) is particularly effective at providing a solid analytic framework. Written by prominent scholars from various universities, the chapters can be appreciated as distinct contributions on specialized topics. Generous bibliographies and extensive case material. Particularly useful to advanced undergraduates and graduate students. P. Vannicelli University of Massachusetts at Boston