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The Choice for Europe: Social Purpose and State Power from Messina to Maastricht

The Choice for Europe: Social Purpose and State Power from Messina to Maastricht

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General LawGeneral Political ScienceInternational Relations

ISBN10: 1857281926
ISBN13: 9781857281927
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Nov 16 1998
Pages: 528
Weight: 1.62
Height: 1.07 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The creation of the European Union arguably ranks among the most extraordinary achievements in modern world politics. Observers disagree, however, about the reasons why European governments have chosen to co- ordinate core economic policies and surrender sovereign perogatives. This text analyzes the history of the region's movement toward economic and political union. Do these unifying steps demonstrate the pre-eminence of national security concerns, the power of federalist ideals, the skill of political entrepreneurs like Jean Monnet and Jacques Delors, or the triumph of technocratic planning? Moravcsik rejects such views. Economic interdependence has been, he maintains, the primary force compelling these democracies to move in this surprising direction. Politicians rationally pursued national economic advantage through the exploitation of asymmetrical interdependence and the manipulation of institutional commitments.

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