Book Review: Informal Governance in the European Union: How Governments Make International Organizations Work
Author: Mareike Kleine Publisher: Cornell University Press – 214 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar Most observers of the European Union (EU) assume that this organization functions successfully for all members and their needs – economic, political and others – by adhering strictly to its formal rules that: Require strict obligations to be met, and Delegate substantial power to supranational actors such as the European Commission But Mareike Kleine tells, and shows us, that this legalistic view is misleading. She asserts that more often than not, governments that belong to the EU and the bureaucrats informally depart from the...
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