| Delegation and Accountability in European Integration: The Nordic Parliamentary Democracies and the European Union Contributor(s): Bergman, Torbjorn (Editor), Damgaard, Erik (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0714681156 ISBN-13: 9780714681153 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2000 Annotation: The European Union has had an effect on national decision-making and the chain of delegation and accountability in five parliamentary democracies. The country studies here present the most important changes that are taking place as Denmark, Finland and Sweden adapt to EU membership and Iceland and Norway participate in the European Economic Area (EAA). The analyses are based on a principal-agent perspective and the contributors show that a transfer of power from the national level to the supranational level does not necessarily mean that domestic delegation fails or that accountability is lost. Six concrete findings are emphasized: the Nordic countries have adjusted to membership by making use of new control instruments; the Prime Minister and the ministers most involved in EU/EEA have increased their power; all cabinets have worked out new mechanisms to ensure co-ordination in European affairs; civil servants everywhere have become indispensable in European affairs; most of the procedures have been based on an overriding goal to create decisions and policies reflecting national consensus or broad compromises; and the distinct difference between the EU and the EEA states with regard to the effects of delegation to supranational institutions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
| Dewey: 328.480 |
| LCCN: 00020072 |
| Series: Library of Legislative Studies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.42" W x 8.38" (0.58 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Analyzing the effects of the European Union on national decision-making and the chain of delegation and accountability, the authors look at Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Iceland and Norway. The analyses are based on principal-agent perspective. |
