ABSTRACT
Origins and shape.................................................................................................77 Jean Monnet: people, institutions, and laws ...........................................77
A special architecture ...........................................................................................80 Peculiar institutions.....................................................................................80 Inspecting the premises ..............................................................................84 Explaining uniqueness ................................................................................86
Between architecture and alchemy....................................................................90 Reshaping a modern cathedral..................................................................90 Growing pains and challenges ..................................................................93 A turtle with a dragon head ......................................................................94
An open future......................................................................................................98 The victory of free trade .............................................................................99 An ever-closer union .................................................................................100 Reasonable realism ....................................................................................101
Acknowledgment................................................................................................103 References.............................................................................................................104
People, whether ordinary citizens or leaders, may soon be forgotten after their lifetimes. Institutions, the irreplaceable backbone of the state, remain for as long as they are useful and well designed. Laws are necessary to foster the proper relationship between people and institutions. Unfortunately for
