Starting from the observation that the European Union now possesses many of the attributes
of modern political systems, Hix and Høyland take an innovative approach to analysing …

This book discusses the changing role of government finance in the twentieth century. It
documents the enormous increase in government spending throughout the 1900s across all …

There is no lack of good international economics textbooks ranging from the elementary to
the advanced, so that an additional drop in this ocean calls for an explanation. In the present …

WTO, etc.) and most economists hold the view that global economic integration represents a
vehicle for significant welfare enhancement. 1 The political climate on the level of the nation …

Trade policy is among the most prominent policies to be placed under supranational
competence from the very beginning of the European Community (EC). Since the adoption …

The liberalization of transatlantic trade relations since the Great Depression is one of the key
developments in the global political economy of the last hundred years. This period has …

Global commerce is rapidly organizing around regional trading blocs in North America,
Western Europe, Pacific Asia, and elsewhere--with potentially dangerous consequences for …

Trade policy in the EU and the United States is to a large extent delegated to executive
agents. Existing explanations claim that legislators delegate because they wish to liberalize …

Many examinations of the dimensions of conflict in the E uropean U nion C ouncil of M
inisters focus on the ideological roots of contestation in the EU. This article examines the …

This comprehensive and clearly written textbook offers a long-awaited introduction to the
trade policy of the European Union, the world's largest trading entity. Gstöhl and De Bièvre …