ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1973, analyses the European Community in a global perspective. It asks and answers two main questions: what does the European Community mean to the masses of the world, and what does it mean to the world community in general? Most critical studies of the EC were made from an internal point of view, and this book is rare in having an external perspective. The author discussed the EC with diverse audiences in 16 countries, and his analyses are invaluable in putting the European project in an international context.

chapter Chapter 1|7 pages

The background

chapter Chapter 2|15 pages

The European Community

A brief survey

chapter Chapter 3|15 pages

On power in general

chapter Chapter 4|7 pages

The resource power of the European Community

chapter Chapter 5|13 pages

The structural power of the European Community

chapter Chapter 6|18 pages

The European Community and the Third World countries

chapter Chapter 7|13 pages

The European Community and the socialist countries

chapter Chapter 8|18 pages

The military aspect

chapter Chapter 9|13 pages

Pax Bruxellana: The European superpower

chapter Chapter 10|29 pages

Beyond the European Community

chapter |4 pages

Epilogue

After the referenda in Norway and Denmark