Governing through institution building: institutional theory and recent european experiments in democratic organization

Governing through Institution Building offers an organization theory-based institutional approach to understanding political organization and government byexamining large-scale institutional reforms. Political integration is examined through institution building and polity formation in the EU. INDICE: Preface and acknowledgements; Part I: Introduction; 1: A Democratic Vision and Some Complications; Part II: A Grand Experiment in InstitutionBuilding and Poliy Formation; 2: Lessons in Political Organization from European Integration?; Part III: Three Unifying Controversies in the Study of Political Organization; 3: Change and Continuity; 4: Central Authority and Institutional Autonomy; 5: Bureaucracy - An Instrument for Whom and for What Purpose?;PART IV: Epilogue; 6: Political Science: Architectonic Discipline or AcademicCarrefour?; Bibliograpy; Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-959393-4
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 272
• Fecha Publicación: 09/09/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés