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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810730103321

Autore

Bache Ian

Titolo

Europeanization and multilevel governance : cohesion policy in the European Union and Britain / / Ian Bache

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2008

©2008

ISBN

0-7425-4133-9

0-7425-7911-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Collana

Governance in Europe

Classificazione

89.72

Disciplina

320.8094

Soggetti

Central-local government relations - European Union countries

Decentralization in government - European Union countries

Regionalism - European Union countries

Regionalism (International organization)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Introduction; 2 Europeanization: A Framework for Analysis; 3 Multilevel Governance and Policy Networks; 4 EU Cohesion Policy; 5 EU Cohesion Policy and Domestic Governance; 6 The Changing Nature of British Governance; 7 Cohesion Policy and Governance in Britain: 1989-1997; 8 Cohesion Policy and Governance in Britain: 1997-2006; 9 Conclusion; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This state-of-the-art study traces the relationship between Europeanization and multilevel governance, two key concepts that have become increasingly important in recent years. Through the lens of cohesion policy, Ian Bache illustrates how the EU has affected the vertical and horizontal dimensions of domestic policymaking. The author focuses especially on Britain, comparing its experiences to that of ten other member states. Bringing together the conceptual tools of multilevel governance and policy networks and developing a framework for using these tools together in future research, this conc