Access to European Union: Laws, Economics, Policies

17th Revised Edition - 2008

Author:

Nicholas Moussis

Publisher:

BDC

Price: £40.00

Updated annually, this new title written by a former European Commission adviser provides a comprehensive overview of the latest economic, political and legislative developments in each EU policy area. Clear and systematic in its approach, the book guides the reader through the maze of European Union policies and explains the European institutions, their functions, EU measures, legal provisions and economic programmes.

This seventeenth edition contains over 2,500 exact references to key Community legal texts and more than 300 bibliographic references. It is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand how European policy shapes economic, business and social life.

Nicholas Moussis is a graduate in law and political science, a Ph. D in international economic relations of the University of Denver, Colorado, and a Visiting Professor at the School of Law, Emory University, Atlanta. Working in the European Commission (EC) between 1967 and 2000, he has exercised various functions, which have brought him into contact with the many facets of European integration.

Contents:

• Part I - Treaties, Laws, Institutions:

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to European Integration

  • Chapter 2: European Treaties

  • Chapter 3: European Law and Finances

  • Chapter 4: Structure and functions of European Institutions

• Part II - Integration Stages:

  • Chapter 5: Customs Union

  • Chapter 6: Common Market

  • Chapter 7: Economic and Monetary Union

  • Chapter 8: Towards a Political Union

• Part III - Policies Concerning the Citizens:

  • Chapter 9: Citizens Rights and Participation

  • Chapter 10: Information, Audiovisual and Cultural Policies

  • Chapter 11: Consumer Policy

• Part IV - Horizontal Policies:

  • Chapter 12: Regional Development Policy

  • Chapter 13: Social Progress Policies

  • Chapter 14: Taxation Policy

  • Chapter 15: Competition Policy

  • Chapter 16: Environment Policy

• Part V - Sectoral Policies:

  • Chapter 17: Industrial and Enterprise Policies

  • Chapter 18: Research and Technology Policy

  • Chapter 19: Energy Policy

  • Chapter 20: Common Transport Policy

  • Chapter 21: Agricultural Policy

  • Chapter 22: Common Fisheries Policy

• Part V - External Policies:

  • Chapter 23: Common Commercial Policy

  • Chapter 24: Development Aid Policy

  • Chapter 25: External Relations.

Extent	566 pages	ISBN	9782930119465
Size	246 x 170mm	Price	£40.00
Format	Paperback	Published	04 Jul 2008
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