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Autore |
Ellinas Antonis A. <1975-> |
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Bureaucratic autonomy and the European Commission : Europe's custodians / / Antonis A. Ellinas, Ezra [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
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1-139-36643-2 |
1-107-23183-3 |
1-280-64772-8 |
9786613633774 |
1-139-37902-X |
1-139-15087-1 |
1-139-37616-0 |
1-139-37759-0 |
1-139-37217-3 |
1-139-38045-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 237 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Bureaucracy - European Union countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p.215-232) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction -- 2. The autonomy of national and transnational bureaucracies -- 3. Surveying top European bureaucrats -- 4. Autonomy at the top of the European bureaucracy -- 5. Political attempts to alter bureaucratic behavior -- 6. Cultural impediments to political control -- 7. Custodians of 'Europe' -- 8. Bureaucratic attitudes toward controversial policies -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix A: Distribution of sample by Directorate-General or service -- Appendix B: Contact of European bureaucrats with the European Parliament. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the struggle of the European Union bureaucracy to maintain its autonomy in an increasingly complex institutional setting and adverse political environment. Using an original survey of nearly two hundred top European Commission officials, it shows that the Commission is a coherent organization that shares a common culture |
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