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Article: The Choice for Europe. Social Purpose and State Power from Messina to Maastricht.(Review)
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- West European Politics
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- January 1, 2000
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The Choice for Europe. Social Purpose and State Power from Messina to Maastricht. By ANDREW MORAVCSIK. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998. Pp.xii+5 14, index. [pounds]16.95 (paper). ISBN 0-8014-8509-6.
States have national preferences which may vary over time and according to issues. In order to satisfy their preferences they resort to interstate bargaining, and in order mutually to obtain credible commitments, they decide to delegate or pool decision-making in international institutions. The construction of a united Europe from Messina to Maastricht -- and even before, starting from the European Coal and Steel Community -- can be explained, according to ...