Building Europe's Parliament Democratic Representation Beyond the Nation State |
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| Author:
| Rittberger, Berthold |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-923199-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2007 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $52.00 |
Book Description:
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Why have the national governments of EU member states successively endowed the European Parliament with supervisory, budgetary, and legislative powers over the past fifty years? Building Europe's Parliament sheds new light on this pivotal issue, and provides a major contribution to the study of the European Parliament by reflecting on the conditions under which governments opt for the creation and empowerment of parliamentary institutions in international politics.
Why have the national governments of EU member states successively endowed the European Parliament with supervisory, budgetary, and legislative powers over the past fifty years? Building Europe's Parliament sheds new light on this pivotal issue, and provides a major contribution to the study of the European Parliament by reflecting on the conditions under which governments opt for the creation and empowerment of parliamentary institutions in international politics.