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Book SynopsisThis study of delegation and agency in the European Union, examines the role of supranational actors like the Commission, the Court of Justice, and the European Parliament in the process of European integration and in contemporary EU governance.
Trade ReviewWhat is fresh about this investigation of European Union institutions by Mark Pollack is that it operates within a clear analytic framework provided by principal-agency theory. This has a number of advantages over traditional descriptive accounts ... The book also serves a highly useful purpose in focussing much of the relevant literature on principal-agency theory from both sides of the Atlantic as it applies to the Union. * Journal of Public Policy *
Pollack has written an excellent book from a fresh perspective which provides a most welcome challenge to much conventional writing on the European Union and its institutions. * Journal of Public Policy *
... will interest scholars, students and policy researchers of EU affairs. * KnowEurope *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Theory, Hypotheses and Research Design ; 1. Delegation, Agency and Agenda Setting in the European Union ; PART I: DELEGATION AND DISCRETION ; 2. The Commission as an Agent: Delegation of Executive Power in the EU ; 3. The Court of Justice as an Agent: Delegation of Judicial Power in the EU ; 4. The European Parliament an an Outlier: Delegation of Legislative Powers in the EU ; PART II: AGENCY AND AGENDA-SETTING ; 5. Liberalizing Europe: The Commission, the Court, and the Creation of a European Market ; 6. Regulating Europe: The Commission, the Court, and the Regulation of the European Market ; Conclusions: A Europe of Agents, A World of Agents
