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Why have the national governments of EU member states successively endowed the European Parliament with supervisory, budgetary, and legislative powers? Rittberger develops a theory of delegation to representative institutions, and demonstrates just how and why the European Parliament has become so p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rittberger, Berthold, 1975-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
European Parliament.
Parlement européen.
European Parliament
Supranationalism > European Union countries.
Legislative power > European Union countries.
Supranationalité > Pays de l'Union européenne.
Pouvoir législatif > Pays de l'Union européenne.
LAW > International.
UE/CE Parlement.
Pouvoir législatif.
Démocratie.
UE/CE Histoire.
Prise de décision.
Legislative power
Supranationalism
European Union countries
Europees Parlement.
Representatie (politicologie)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Why have the national governments of EU member states successively endowed the European Parliament with supervisory, budgetary, and legislative powers? Rittberger develops a theory of delegation to representative institutions, and demonstrates just how and why the European Parliament has become so powerful.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 234 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-226) and index.
ISBN:9780191534263
0191534269
9780199273423
0199273421
9780191602764
0191602760