1st Edition

Politics and Bureaucracy in the European Community A Portrait of the Commission of the E.E.C.

By David Coombes Copyright 1970
344 Pages
by Routledge

344 Pages
by Routledge

Politics and Bureaucracy in the European Community (1970) examines the European project’s key institution, the Commission, an assessment that also examines the basic principles on which the European Union is based. It reveals the Commission to be one of the most curious and interesting political institutions of our time – not only from the point of view of international organization, but also... Read more

Part 1. Introduction  1. European Unity  Part 2. The European Economic Community  2. The Parts of the Community  3. The Objectives of the Community  4. The Decision-making Process  Part 3. The Role of the Commission  5. The Concept of Bureaucracy  6. The Framework of an Organization  7. The European Civil Service  8. Some Cases of Decision: (1) The Kennedy Round Negotiations  9. Some Cases of Decision: (2) The Frontier Region of Luxembourg-Lorraine  10. The Organization of the Commission  11. The Commission as a Bureaucracy  Part 4. Conclusions  12. Political Leadership and Political Union  13. Bureaucracy and Politics: Some Questions for Future Research

Biography

David Coombes