Complying with Europe EU Harmonisation and Soft Law in the Member States |
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| Author:
| Falkner, Gerda
Treib, Oliver
Hartlapp, Miriam
Leiber, Simone |
| Series title: | Themes in European Governance Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-84994-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2005 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $173.95 |
Book Description:
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What does EU law truly mean for the member states? This book presents the first encompassing and in-depth empirical study of the effects of 'voluntaristic' and (partly) 'soft' EU policies in all 15 member states. The authors examine 90 case studies across a range of EU Directives and shed light on burning contemporary issues in political science, integration theory, and social policy. They reveal that there are major implementation failures and that, to date, the European Commission...
More DescriptionWhat does EU law truly mean for the member states? This book presents the first encompassing and in-depth empirical study of the effects of 'voluntaristic' and (partly) 'soft' EU policies in all 15 member states. The authors examine 90 case studies across a range of EU Directives and shed light on burning contemporary issues in political science, integration theory, and social policy. They reveal that there are major implementation failures and that, to date, the European Commission has not been able adequately to perform its control function.