02912nam 2200613 a 450 991046561400332120200520144314.01-78170-155-51-84779-229-4(CKB)2560000000085798(EBL)1069560(OCoLC)818847272(SSID)ssj0000712761(PQKBManifestationID)12260080(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712761(PQKBWorkID)10651297(PQKB)10880621(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086882(MiAaPQ)EBC1069560(OCoLC)1132690740(MdBmJHUP)muse78003(Au-PeEL)EBL1069560(CaPaEBR)ebr10623241(EXLCZ)99256000000008579820061127d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Eurogroup[electronic resource] how a secretive circle of finance ministers shape European economic governance /Uwe PuetterManchester, U.K. ;New York Manchester University Press ;New York Distributed in the USA by Palgravec20061 online resource (208 p.)European Policy Research Unit seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7190-7403-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-188) and index.Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Theorising informality; 2 Why does EMU require informal governance?; 3 The informal working method; 4 The agenda; 5 Informal governance and the operation of the SGP; 6 Assessing the Eurogroup's informal working method; 7 Conclusion; References; IndexThis book is the first study on the work of the Eurogroup - monthly informal meetings between euro area finance ministers, the Commission and the European Central Bank. Puetter convincingly demonstrates how this small, secretive circle of senior decision-makers shapes European economic governance through a routinised informal policy dialogue. Although the role of the Eurogroup has been contested since before the group's creation, its actual operation has never been subject to systematic evaluation. This book opens the doors of the meeting room and shows how an understanding of the interplay ofEuropean Policy Studies SeriesFinance ministersEuropeEuropeEconomic policyElectronic books.Finance ministers330.94056Puetter Uwe1056345University of Manchester.European Policy Research Unit.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465614003321The Eurogroup2490645UNINA