LEADER 02912nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910465614003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78170-155-5 010 $a1-84779-229-4 035 $a(CKB)2560000000085798 035 $a(EBL)1069560 035 $a(OCoLC)818847272 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000712761 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12260080 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712761 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10651297 035 $a(PQKB)10880621 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086882 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1069560 035 $a(OCoLC)1132690740 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse78003 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1069560 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10623241 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000085798 100 $a20061127d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Eurogroup$b[electronic resource] $ehow a secretive circle of finance ministers shape European economic governance /$fUwe Puetter 210 $aManchester, U.K. ;$aNew York $cManchester University Press ;$aNew York $cDistributed in the USA by Palgrave$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 225 0$aEuropean Policy Research Unit series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7190-7403-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [175]-188) and index. 327 $aCopyright; 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; Index 330 $aThis book is the first study on the work of the Eurogroup - monthly informal meetings between euro area finance ministers, the Commission and the European Central Bank. Puetter convincingly demonstrates how this small, secretive circle of senior decision-makers shapes European economic governance through a routinised informal policy dialogue. Although the role of the Eurogroup has been contested since before the group's creation, its actual operation has never been subject to systematic evaluation. This book opens the doors of the meeting room and shows how an understanding of the interplay of 410 0$aEuropean Policy Studies Series 606 $aFinance ministers$zEurope 607 $aEurope$xEconomic policy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFinance ministers 676 $a330.94056 700 $aPuetter$b Uwe$01056345 712 02$aUniversity of Manchester.$bEuropean Policy Research Unit. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465614003321 996 $aThe Eurogroup$92490645 997 $aUNINA