Supporting regional integration has become a cornerstone of the European Union's relations with other regional groupings across the world. The policy has evolved considerably from modest beginnings in the 1980s to increasing commitments in both quantitative and qualitative terms in more recent years. This study examines the motivations that underpin this policy evolution, drawing on rich evidence from EU interregional relations with Mercosur, the Andean Community and Central America. By carefully tracing EU support for regional integration from the 1980s until today, Tobias Lenz argues that...

Der Autor setzt sich mit einem betriebswirtschaftlich ebenso relevanten wie vielschichtigen Thema auseinander. Er stellt die Frage, wie das Modell der Supply Chain in Handelsunternehmen Anwendung finden kann. Die Auseinandersetzung mit der Supply Chain ist nicht neu, denn in einer zunehmend arbeitsteilig arbeitenden Wirtschaft betrifft die Organisation dieser Arbeitsteilung verschiedene Unternehmensfunktionen gleichzeitig. Im Handel haben sich mehrere spezifische Konzepte entwickelt, die auf eine Optimierung der Beziehung von Handel und Herstellern abzielen und dabei insbesondere...

This is the third of five ambitious volumes theorizing the structure of governance above and below the central state. This book is written for those interested in the character, causes, and consequences of governance within the state.

This book sets out a measure of authority for seventy-six international organizations (IOs) from 1950, or the time of their establishment, to 2010 which can allow researchers to test expectations about the character, sources, and consequences of international governance. The international organizations considered are regional (e.g. the EU, Andean Community,...