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001 2010023959
003 DLC
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008 100611s2010 nyua b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780230241183 (pbk.)
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043 $ae------
050 00 $aJN15$b.N84 2010
082 00 $a341.242/2$222
100 1 $aNugent, Neill.
245 14 $aThe government and politics of the European Union /$cNeill Nugent.
250 $a7th ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2010.
300 $axxii, 286 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
490 0 $aEuropean union
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"This is a systematically updated and entirely redesigned new edition of the leading text on the European Union. The seventh edition is packed with new features, accompanied by an all-new companion website and includes new chapters on member state relations and interest representation."--$cProvided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: PART 1: THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION -- The Transformation of Western Europe -- The Creation of the European Community -- From Community to Enlarged Union -- PART 2: THE EVOLVING TREATY FRAMEWORK -- From Rome to Nice -- The Lisbon Treaty -- Treaties and the Integration Process -- PART 3: THE INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTORS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION -- The Commission -- The Council of Ministers -- The European Council -- The European Parliament -- European Union Law and the Courts -- Other Institutions -- The Member States -- Interest Representation -- PART 4: POLICIES AND POLICY PROCESSES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION -- The Policy Portfolio -- Policy Processes -- Internal Policies -- External Policies -- The Budget -- PART 5: STEPPING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD -- Conceptualising and Theorising -- Conclusion: Present Realities and Future Prospects -- Chronology -- Guide to Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index.
610 20 $aEuropean Union.