The European Union

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The paper notes that the European Union (EU) has developed and expanded to become one the major political and economic centers of the world. The paper examines and contrasts three different pieces of academic output on the question of (EU) economics, politics and society. The paper makes a comparison between how three different academic sources conceptualise these issues and how they view future possibilities for cooperation. The paper highlights these similarities and differences and exemplifies the relative merits and pitfalls contained within each thesis.

From the Paper:

" It has been widely determined that although the political structure of the union is democratic in nature, nonetheless much of institutional framework, particularly with regard the European Commission does not have adequate levels of democratic accountability (Peterson and Shackleton, 2002). As such, this lack of examination means that although Svenden's assessment offers new and informative insight into the political economy of the union, it fails to adequately address the underlying problem of anti democratic practice. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Amin, Ash and Tomaney, John. "Behind the myth of the European Union" London: Taylor and Francis, 1995.
• Dinian, Desmond. "Europe Recast: A History of European Union" Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2004.
• Ferrera, Maurizio. "European Integration and National Social Sovereignty: Changing boundaries, new structuring?" Pavia: University of Pavia, 2000.
• Peterson, John and Shackleton, Michael. "The Institutions of the European Union" Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.
• Svendsen, Gert Tinggaard. "The political economy of the European Union" Aldershot: Dartmouth Publishing, 2002.

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