03408nam 2200793 a 450 991081283790332120240313074728.01-78170-155-51-84779-229-410.7765/9781847792297(CKB)2560000000085798(EBL)1069560(OCoLC)818847272(SSID)ssj0000712761(PQKBManifestationID)12260080(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712761(PQKBWorkID)10651297(PQKB)10880621(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086882(OCoLC)1132690740(MdBmJHUP)muse78003(Au-PeEL)EBL1069560(CaPaEBR)ebr10623241(MiAaPQ)EBC1069560(DE-B1597)660410(DE-B1597)9781847792297(EXLCZ)99256000000008579820061127d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Eurogroup how a secretive circle of finance ministers shape European economic governance /Uwe Puetter1st ed.Manchester, U.K. ;New York Manchester University Press ;New York Distributed in the USA by Palgravec20061 online resource (208 p.)European PoliticsEuropean 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 policyCommission.Eurogroup.European Central Bank.European decision-making.European economic governance.euro area.finance ministers.informal negotiations.member states.voluntary policy coordination.Finance ministers330.9405683.44bclPuetter Uwe1144115University of Manchester.European Policy Research Unit.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812837903321The Eurogroup4081970UNINA