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EU Regulatory Decision Making and the Role of the United States: Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation as a Gateway for U. S. Economic Interests?

By Oliver Ziegler (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Year
2013
ISBN
978-3-658-00053-0, 978-3-658-00054-7
DOI
10.1007/978-3-658-00054-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1817614 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
255\269
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-10-26 06:16:36
generalPolitical Science

Description

Oliver Ziegler raises the question of what role economic interests of the United States play in the regulatory decision making process of the European Union. Critics often assume that U. S. dominance in the world economy, fueled by a powerful business elite, has significantly affected EU regulations at the expense of environmental and consumer protection standards. The author falsifies this proposition. He shows, first, that the EU often adopts regulations against the explicit opposition of the U. S. thereby ignoring the principles of transatlantic regulatory cooperation. Second, he demonstrates that business interests in the EU are usually not homogenous and often come second to environmental and consumer concerns. In addition, the author shows the increasing role of the European Parliament in EU regulatory decison making.

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