West European Politics back issues from July 1997:
Social exclusion, social citizenship and de-commodification: an evaluation of the adequacy of support for the unemployed in the European Union.
Jul 01, 1997; ... In most European countries unemployment is at its highest level since the beginning of the 1990s, and is at the forefront of the European Union's (EU) political agenda. As a result, there is a fierce debate about the problem of social exclusion. There exists a growing concern about the ...
Comitology: little procedures with big implications.
Jul 01, 1997; ... The term 'comitology' relates to the procedures by which the Commission makes decisions about the implementation of European Union (EU) legislation in collaboration with committees of national experts.(1) These procedures have been a characteristic of the Union's administration since the ...
The impact of European economic integration on business associations: the UK case.
Jul 01, 1997; ... Business associations play an important role as intermediaries between individual businesses and government. Whilst individual large businesses may be able to negotiate with, influence, or inform government directly, this is clearly not the case for the majority of businesses, or even for ...
The sources of policy dynamics: variations in German and French policy towards European monetary co-operation.
Jul 01, 1997; ... The conventional wisdom concerning European monetary affairs is that the Germans and French represent two very different perspectives on how to build the institutions of international monetary co-operation. In the popular view, the Germans are consistently worried about the possible ...
Policy framing: interest groups and the lead up to 1996 Inter-governmental Conference
Jul 01, 1997; ... THE IGC AS A 'DECISION SITUATION': IDEAS, INTERESTS AND GARBAGE CANSIn discussing the process by which political agendas are set, one needs to recognise that all actors may be subject to influences and trends which are seemingly beyond any one actor's control. Not only do ...
Local government in Europe: retrenchment, restructuring and British exceptionalism.
Jul 01, 1997; ... This article seeks to re-examine the widely held proposition that the policy of successive British governments towards 'elected local government'(1) following the onset of fiscal stress in the mid-1970s is 'exceptional' in comparison with the strategies adopted by the central state in other ...
From bureaucratic centralism to self-regulation: the reform of higher education in spain.
Jul 01, 1997; ... The aim of this article is to describe and explain the attempts made to reform higher education in Spain since the return to democracy in 1977.(1) This period has seen the transformation of the relationship between the universities and the political authorities. From its inception in the ...
Spurn thy neighbour: direct democracy and Swiss isolationism.
Jul 01, 1997; ... The waters of economic and political unification have slowly, but unremittingly, washed across Europe for more than four decades. Although the waters have risen, the high land at the centre of the continent has remained untouched. Switzerland has become an island in this sea. Refusing to ...
Politics without a centre. (books on world politics)
Jul 01, 1997; ... Mao Zedong, when asked what he thought was the effect of the French Revolution, was reported to have replied that it was still too early to pass judgment. Scholars and students of politics may be tempted to follow Mao's path when trying to grapple with ways of understanding recent ...
The Retreat of the State: The Diffusion of Power in the World Economy.
Jul 01, 1997; ... Mao Zedong, when asked what he thought was the effect of the French Revolution, was reported to have replied that it was still too early to pass judgment. Scholars and students of politics may be tempted to follow Mao's path when trying to grapple with ways of understanding recent ...
Uncertain Boundaries: The Social and Political Construction of European Economies.
Jul 01, 1997; ... Mao Zedong, when asked what he thought was the effect of the French Revolution, was reported to have replied that it was still too early to pass judgment. Scholars and students of politics may be tempted to follow Mao's path when trying to grapple with ways of understanding recent ...
Internationalization and Domestic Politics.
Jul 01, 1997; ... Mao Zedong, when asked what he thought was the effect of the French Revolution, was reported to have replied that it was still too early to pass judgment. Scholars and students of politics may be tempted to follow Mao's path when trying to grapple with ways of understanding recent ...
Balancing State Intervention: The Limits of Transatlantic Markets.
Jul 01, 1997; ... Mao Zedong, when asked what he thought was the effect of the French Revolution, was reported to have replied that it was still too early to pass judgment. Scholars and students of politics may be tempted to follow Mao's path when trying to grapple with ways of understanding recent ...
Cash, Crisis, and Corporate Governance: The Role of National Financial Systems in Industrial Restructuring.
Jul 01, 1997; ... Mao Zedong, when asked what he thought was the effect of the French Revolution, was reported to have replied that it was still too early to pass judgment. Scholars and students of politics may be tempted to follow Mao's path when trying to grapple with ways of understanding recent ...
A tale of three cities: Washington-Paris-Bonn and triangular asymmetry. (books on world politics)
Jul 01, 1997; ... The key element in the history of the West since 1945 has arguably been the triangular but highly asymmetrical relationship between Paris, Washington and Bonn. The relationship between Paris and Washington has defined the fundamental options facing policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic ...
De Gaulle and the United States: A Centennial Appraisal.
Jul 01, 1997; ... The key element in the history of the West since 1945 has arguably been the triangular but highly asymmetrical relationship between Paris, Washington and Bonn. The relationship between Paris and Washington has defined the fundamental options facing policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic ...
France-Germany, 1983-1993: The Struggle to Cooperate.
Jul 01, 1997; ... The key element in the history of the West since 1945 has arguably been the triangular but highly asymmetrical relationship between Paris, Washington and Bonn. The relationship between Paris and Washington has defined the fundamental options facing policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic ...
France, Germany and the Western Alliance.
Jul 01, 1997; ... The key element in the history of the West since 1945 has arguably been the triangular but highly asymmetrical relationship between Paris, Washington and Bonn. The relationship between Paris and Washington has defined the fundamental options facing policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic ...