Harmonizing Europe: Nation-States Within the Common Market
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Harmonizing Europe analyzes factors that both drive and impede the establishment of transnational markets, such as the European Union (EU), NAFTA or MERCOSUR. The author argues that the fit between domestic institutions (namely, the legal and administrative legacies of nation states, and the organization of interest groups) and the rules and regulations of transnational markets determines the degree to which transnational markets find their way into member states and become reality. By turning to the EU and two of its directives (equal pay and air pollution), Duina explores the driving forces behind the implementation of such directives, the ability of institutional theory to explain political and social events, and the determining factors in the fate of environmental and gender policies in transnational markets. Booknews Analyzes factors that both drive and impede the establishment of transnational markets, such as the European Union (EU), NAFTA, or MERCOSUR. Argues that the fit between domestic institutions and the rules and regulations of transnational markets determines the degree to which transnational markets find their way into member states and become reality. Looks especially at two EU directives on equal pay and air pollution to explore the driving forces behind the implementation of such directives and the ability of institutional theory to explain political and social events. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)
List of TablesForewordAcknowledgmentsList of Abbreviations1Introduction: Harmonizing Europe with Directives1Pt. IThe Equal Pay Directive11Prologue: The Directive112The French Case: The Importance of the Policy Legacy153The Italian Case: Strong Union Representation314The British Case: The Weak Organization of Working Women47Pt. IIThe Sulphur Dioxide and Suspended Particulates Directive63Prologue: The Directive635The Italian Case: An Unfavorable Policy Legacy676The British Case: Attempted Distortion of a Legacy837The Spanish Case: A Favorable, but Statist, Policy Legacy1018Conclusion: The Future of a United Europe and Theoretical Considerations117Appendix129Notes131References161Index173
