Democratic Deficit: Institutions and Regulation in the European Union, Switzerland, and the United States
By (Author) Thomas D. Zweifel
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Lexington Books
9th February 2004
United States
General
Non Fiction
321.8094
Paperback
192
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 25mm
454g
This work provides a rigorous, comparative examination of the European Union and the federal democracies of Switzerland and the United States.
A lively, incisive piece of work that straddles the (vanishing) line between international relations and comparative politics. Thomas Zweifel has delivered a provocative and counterintuitive treatment of the EU's democratic deficit which is well worth our reflection. -- John Peterson, University of Glasgow
unlike many observers, he comes to what he himself calls "a surprising conclusion" * Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online *
Thomas Zweifel's pathbreaking book Democratic Deficit delivers a compelling empirical analysis of transparency and accountability in the European Union. His provocative conclusion, namely that the EU regulatory process is as accountable as its Swiss and US counterparts, turns the conventional wisdom about European integration on its head. A must-read for all those interested in the future of European regulatory policy-making. -- Andrew Moravcsik, Professor of Government and Director, European Union Program, Harvard University
Thomas D. Zweifel, Ph.D., is the CEO of Swiss Consulting Group, an international consulting practice headquartered in New York. He teaches at Columbia and New York universities.