| The European Union's Foreign Economic Policies: A Principal-Agent Perspective Contributor(s): Dür, Andreas (Editor), Elsig, Manfred (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415667216 ISBN-13: 9780415667210 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Trade & Tariffs - Law | International - Political Science | Political Economy |
| Dewey: 341.242 |
| Series: Journal of European Public Policy Special Issues as Books |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.89 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The European Union is a key actor in international economic governance. Through its foreign economic policies it plays a central role in the negotiation of international trade agreements, the global regulation of the financial services sector, and the provision of aid to developing countries. This book shows how principal-agent theory can be used to shed new light on this complex of policy areas. In particular, the contributions to this volume analyze delegation, control, and agent strategies in a variety of principal-agent relationships shaping the EU's foreign economic policies: mainly those involving interest groups and governments; governments and the European Commission; and the European Union and international organizations. The chapters, written by leading experts in the field, offer empirically-rich studies of various areas of the EU's external economic relations including trade, financial regulation, accounting standards and global regulation through the G7/G8. The book is aimed at researchers and advanced students interested in the EU, international economic relations, and principal-agent theory. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of European Public Policy. |