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Baun, Michael J An Imperfect Union: The Maastricht Treaty And The New Politics Of European Integration
Westview Press March 1, 1996 0-8133-2711-3 / 9780813327112 Paperback Near Fine
A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout, not an ex-lib: Exploring the politics of European integration, Michael Baun argues that th e end of the Cold War and German unification have created a new set of geop olitical realities in Europe that have profoundly affected the nature and d ynamics of European union. His primary focus is the "high politics" of Euro pean integration after 1989, especially the role of the Franco-German relat ionship in the Maastricht Treaty process.Acknowledging the important roots of the treaty in economic and institutional developments prior to 1989, Bau n argues that Maastricht principally can be understood as a response by the EU and its member states to German unification and the end of the cold war . In making this argument, he departs from more conventional neofunctionali st or institutionalist interpretations of European integration.After provid ing the historical background of developments before 1989, Baun weighs the decision to launch parallel intergovernmental conferences on monetary and p olitical union in 1990 and describes in detail the negotiations and treaty outcomes in each of these areas. He then examines the difficult ratificatio n of the Maastricht treaty in 1992-1993, in the face of growing popular opp osition and economic and monetary instability. The book concludes with an a nalysis of the future prospects for European union in the post-Maastricht e ra, as the EU approaches its next major intergovernmental conference in 199 6. About the Author Michael J. Baun is assistant professor of political science at Georgia State University.
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500.00 JPY
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