European Union : a very short introduction / John Pinder and Simon Usherwood.

By:

Pinder, John

Contributor(s):

Usherwood, Simon McDougall

Material type:

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 16Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2013.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 181 p. : ill. b&w ; 17 cmISBN:

9780199681693

Subject(s):

European Union

DDC classification:

341.2

Contents:

1. What the EU is for -- 2. How the EU was made -- 3. How the EU is governed -- 4. Single market, single currency -- 5. Agriculture, regions, budget: conflicts over who gets what -- 6. Social policy, environmental policy -- 7. An area of freedom, security, and justice -- 8. A great civilian power... and more, or less? -- 9. The EU and the rest of Europe -- 10. The EU in the world -- 11. Much accomplished... but what next?

Summary: Since the second edition of this popular Very Short Introduction published in 2007, the world has faced huge economic and political change. Showing how and why the EU has developed from 1950 to the present day, John Pinder and Simon Usherwood cover a range of topics, including the Union's early history, the workings of its institutions and what they do, the interplay between 'eurosceptics' and federalists, and the role of the Union beyond Europe in international affairs and as a peace-keeper. In this fully updated third edition, Pinder and Usherwood incorporate new material on the Lisbon treaty, the EU fiscal crisis, the state of the single Euro currency in its wake, and conclude by considering the future of the Union and the choices and challenges that may lie ahead.

List(s) this item appears in: SS70089O: EU Policies and Politics: The Future of the European Project in the Global Context

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. What the EU is for --
2. How the EU was made --
3. How the EU is governed --
4. Single market, single currency --
5. Agriculture, regions, budget: conflicts over who gets what --
6. Social policy, environmental policy --
7. An area of freedom, security, and justice --
8. A great civilian power... and more, or less? --
9. The EU and the rest of Europe --
10. The EU in the world --
11. Much accomplished... but what next?

Since the second edition of this popular Very Short Introduction published in 2007, the world has faced huge economic and political change. Showing how and why the EU has developed from 1950 to the present day, John Pinder and Simon Usherwood cover a range of topics, including the Union's early history, the workings of its institutions and what they do, the interplay between 'eurosceptics' and federalists, and the role of the Union beyond Europe in international affairs and as a peace-keeper.

In this fully updated third edition, Pinder and Usherwood incorporate new material on the Lisbon treaty, the EU fiscal crisis, the state of the single Euro currency in its wake, and conclude by considering the future of the Union and the choices and challenges that may lie ahead.

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