Politics and Policy in the European Union - Tapa dura

Fully revised and updated, this text is the third edition of this established introduction to politics and policy-making in the European Union. Stephen George covers all the key subjects of study, with separate chapters looking at: the history of the EU, its institutions, the theory of European integration, three of the key players (Britain, France and Germany), and the international context. He also examines in depth the seven major policy areas: energy, agriculture, internal market policy, economic and monetary union, regional policy, social policy, and European political co-operation. Using a clear, accessible style, Stephen George provides an inroduction to the EU, equally valuable to students of the European Union, and to anyone studying European issues as part of a course in economics or politics.

Stephen George is John Monnet Professor in Politics at the University of Sheffield.