1st Edition

Maastricht and Beyond Building a European Union

Edited By Andrew Duff, John Pinder, Roy Pryce Copyright 1994
    326 Pages
    by Routledge

    326 Pages
    by Routledge

    Maastricht and Beyond is a critical assessment of the European Union brought into being by the Treaty of Maastricht. A team of experts provide a clear and thorough appraisal of the main provisions of the Treaty - including the three pillared structure of Economic and Monetary Union, common foreign and security policy and home affairs and justice - showing how these elements will change the function and eventually the character of the European Union. The book draws conclusions from the Maastricht process for the next reform of the Union in 1996, and it examines the practicalities of achieving a fully-fledged federal democracy, making proposals for a constitutional settlement.
    Maastricht and Beyond will appeal to both informed generalists and to students and scholars who want a fresh approach to the stale arguments over Maastricht, who seek enlightenment over what the Treaty is for and who have the curiosity to look forward to 1996 and beyond.

    Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 The Maastricht Treaty and the New Europe, Roy Pryce; Part 2 The Treaty of Maastricht; Chapter 2 The Main Reforms, Andrew Duff; Chapter 3 The Treaty Negotiations, Roy Pryce; Chapter 4 Ratification, Andrew Duff; Part 3 Policies and Powers of the Union; Chapter 5 Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Economic and Monetary Union, Christopher Johnson; Chapter 6 Common Foreign and Security Policy, Geoffrey Edwards, Simon Nuttall; Chapter 7 European Citizenship and Cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs, Malcolm Anderson, Monica den Boer, Gary Miller; Chapter 8 Old Policies and New Competences, Alan Butt Philip; Chapter 9 The Public Finances of the Union, Dieter Biehl; Part 4 The Government of the Union; Chapter 10 Problems of Governance in the Union, David Coombes; Chapter 11 The European Commission, John Fitzmaurice; Chapter 12 Representing the States, William Nicoll; Chapter 13 Representing the People, Richard Corbett; Chapter 14 European Union and the Rule of law, Kieran Bradley, Alastair Sutton; Part 5 Conclusion; Chapter 15 Building the Union, John Pinder;

    Biography

    Andrew Duff is, respectively, Director, Chairman and Senior Research Fellow of The Federal Trust, the UK member of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association. The Trust was established in 1945 to study the theory and practice of federalism. The principal focus of its work has been the European Community and the place of the United Kingdom within it.,
    John Pinder is, respectively, Director, Chairman and Senior Research Fellow of The Federal Trust, the UK member of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association. The Trust was established in 1945 to study the theory and practice of federalism. The principal focus of its work has been the European Community and the place of the United Kingdom within it.,
    Roy Pryce is, respectively, Director, Chairman and Senior Research Fellow of The Federal Trust, the UK member of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association. The Trust was established in 1945 to study the theory and practice of federalism. The principal focus of its work has been the European Community and the place of the United Kingdom within it.

    'For anybody who wants penetrating expert analysis, edited by three of Britain's most authoritative Euro-watchers, this is essential reading.' - Ian Davidson, The Financial Times

    'The essays are short enough to be taken in quick individual doses; I can recommend one a day on retiring to bed. Your Euro-dreams (or nightmares) will therefore bare far more resemblance to reality.' - Jonathon Fryer, Liberator

    'Experts in the field will find this a uniformly excellent commentary.' - Christopher Brewin, Journal of Common Market Studies