Brussels Bureaucrats?: The Administration of the European Union

ISBN-13: 9780333604908 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 278 str.

Anne Stevens

Opis

Is 'Brussels' the remote and insensitive bureaucracy of popular mythology? The 'civil service' of the European Union is little known: this book provides an accessible account of its structures and their evolution; the administrative traditions on which they draw; and the selection, training and careers, lifestyle, and ethos of EU officials.

Spis treści

The Structure and Resources of the European Union.- History and Models.- A Law-based System of Administration.- Getting In.- Getting On.- A Unique Administration.- Roles, Tasks and Functions.- Organisation, Hierarchies and Management.- Conflict and Co-ordination.- Political-Administrative Relationships.- Conclusion.

O autorze

ANNE STEVENS is Professor of European Studies, Aston University. She is author of The Government and Politics of France and editor (with Richard Sakwa) of Contemporary Europe.

HANDLEY STEVENS is Research Associate at the London School of Economics and Political Science.