Ever closer union? : [electronic resource] an introduction to the European community / Desmond Dinan.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 503-517) and index.

The Acceleration of History. Toward the Intergovernmental Conferences. Negotiating the Maastricht Treaty. The Ratification Crisis -- Ch. 7. The European Commission. Toward an Imperial Presidency? The Uncollegiate Commission. The Subdued Civil Service. The Commission's Changing Powers and Responsibilities -- Ch. 8. The European Council and the Council of Ministers. The Rotating Presidency. Europe's Most Exclusive Club. The Council of Ministers. Decisionmaking -- Ch. 9. The European Parliament. Direct Elections, Political Parties, and Political Groups. The EP in the Community System. Internal Organization. Closing the Democratic Deficit -- Ch. 10. The Court of Justice and Other Institutions and Bodies. The Court of Justice. The Court of First Instance. The Court of Auditors. The Economic and Social Committee. The Committee of the Regions. The European Investment Bank -- Ch. 11. The Common Agricultural Policy -- Ch. 12. The Single Market Program. Physical Barriers. Technical Barriers. Fiscal Barriers.

Beyond the White Paper. The Sutherland Report. Is 1992 a Success? -- Ch. 13. A Level Playing Field. Industrial Policy. Competition Policy -- Ch. 14. Beyond the Marketplace. Environmental Policy. Social Policy. Structural Policy -- Ch. 15. Economic and Monetary Union. The New Impetus Toward EMU. What Maastricht Means. Prospects for EMU -- Ch. 16. External Economic Relations. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The European Economic Area and Enlargement. Asia. Latin America. The African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries. The Mediterranean Countries -- Ch. 17. The European Community in the Post-Cold War World. From EPC to CFSP. Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. Yugoslavia. Trans-Atlantic Relations.