| The Choice for Europe: Social Purpose and State Power from Messina to Maastricht Contributor(s): Moravcsik, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138169919 ISBN-13: 9781138169913 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Political Science | International Relations - General - Law | International |
| Dewey: 341.242 |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.02 lbs) 532 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The creation of the European Union arguably ranks among the most extraordinary achievements in modern world politics. Observers disagree, however, about the reasons why European governments have chosen to co- ordinate core economic policies and surrender sovereign perogatives. This text analyzes the history of the region's movement toward economic and political union. Do these unifying steps demonstrate the pre-eminence of national security concerns, the power of federalist ideals, the skill of political entrepreneurs like Jean Monnet and Jacques Delors, or the triumph of technocratic planning? Moravcsik rejects such views. Economic interdependence has been, he maintains, the primary force compelling these democracies to move in this surprising direction. Politicians rationally pursued national economic advantage through the exploitation of asymmetrical interdependence and the manipulation of institutional commitments. |