Report on the State of the European Union: Volume 1

Representing the highlights of reports by the Observatoire Francais des Conjontures Économiques and the Istituto di Studi e Analisi Economica of Rome, this compendium debates the ways and means of ensuring the European Union achieves its goals of delivering democratic governance and sustainable growth. Topics include democratic legitimacy and political representation in EU institutions and the tension between markets and democracy, questions about convergence and regional differences in policies on cohesion, the macroeconomic policies of the EU, and the challenge of social integration given the challenges to economic mobility inherent in Western culture and globalization. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR