ABSTRACT

The Handbook of Public Administration and Policy in the European Union focuses on the current state of the EU while also demonstrating how its current structure came into being and how it may change in the near future. Although most existing literature is either policy-oriented or institution-oriented, this textbook employs a different, more comprehensive approach. Not only does it analyze selected EU laws and most EU institutions, it is also unique in that it brings together EU public administration, EU institutions, and, most importantly, EU policies into a comprehensive text.

Divided into five parts, the book provides an overview of theory discourses on European integration, followed by an analysis of the development of European organizations. Part II explains the nature of the EU, highlighting its institutions. Part III addresses various dimensions of public administration, followed by a review in Part IV of major EU policies, including the Common Agricultural Policy. The textbook concludes with a history of Economic and Monetary Union and a study of the European Central Bank and the euro.

part |2 pages

Part II: European Union institutions

part |2 pages

Part III: European Union public administration

chapter 11|30 pages

The internal market

part |2 pages

Part IV: European Union policies

chapter 18|54 pages

The Common Agricultural Policy

chapter 19|12 pages

Energy policy

chapter 20|14 pages

Environmental policy

chapter 21|16 pages

Transport policy

chapter 22|26 pages

European Union regional policy

chapter 23|16 pages

Social policy

chapter 24|30 pages

Development policy

chapter 25|44 pages

Enlargement

part |2 pages

Part V: Economic and Monetary Union

chapter 28|42 pages

The Euro