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Governing in Europe : effective and democratic? /

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This text explores strategies at the national level that could succeed in maintaining welfare state goals even under conditions of international economic competition. It discusses the conditions under which European policy could play a protective and enabling role with regard to these solutions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scharpf, Fritz Wilhelm
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Series:OUP E-Books.
Subjects:
Democracy > Europe.
Legitimacy of governments > Europe.
Europe > Economic integration.
European federation.
International economic integration.
Welfare state.
Democracy > Europe, Western.
Legitimacy of governments > Europe, Western.
Démocratie > Europe de l'Ouest.
Légitimité des gouvernements > Europe de l'Ouest.
Union européenne.
Intégration économique internationale.
État providence.
Europe > Intégration économique.
Légitimité des gouvernements > Europe.
Construction européenne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Democracy
European federation
International economic integration
Legitimacy of governments
Welfare state
Western Europe
Europe
Europese integratie.
Democratie.
Legitimiteit.
Sociale politiek.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Political Democracy in a Capitalist Economy
  • 2. Negative and Positive Integration
  • 3. Regulatory Competition and Re-Regulation
  • 4. National Solutions without Boundary Control
  • 5. The European Contribution
  • Conclusion: Multi-Level Problem-Solving in Europe.