{"product_id":"romania-and-the-european-union-how-the-weak-vanquished-the-strong-9780719077432","title":"Romania and the European Union How the Weak","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRomania's predatory rulers, the heirs of the sinister communist dictator Ceauescu, have inflicted a humiliating defeat on the European Union. This book discusses policy failures in the areas of justice, administrative and agricultural reform and shows how Romania moved backwards politically during the years of negotiations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA chilling account of how Romania's wily ex-communist elite outwitted naive and impatient EU leaders. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. The EU discovers Romania \u003cbr\u003e2. Crafty natives lead the Eurocrats astray \u003cbr\u003e3. The futility of EU funding \u003cbr\u003e4. Labour of Sisyphus: administrative reform in Romania \u003cbr\u003e5. Justice clings to its chains: 1989-2004 \u003cbr\u003e6. NATO, the EU and Romania's strategy of duplicity \u003cbr\u003e7. The EU at its most incoherent: April-December 2004 \u003cbr\u003e8. The EU regains and loses the initiative: 2005-7 \u003cbr\u003e9. Corruption and anti-corruption \u003cbr\u003e10. The expiry of reform after 2007 \u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037320380759,"sku":"9780719077432","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719077432.jpg?v=1750935274","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/romania-and-the-european-union-how-the-weak-vanquished-the-strong-9780719077432","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}