PART 1: OVERVIEWS -- Introduction / J. Greenwood & A. Westgeest -- Horizontal Business Associations at EU Level / W. Teufelsbauer -- PART 2: EU INSTITUTIONS -- How the Architecture of the EU Political System Influences EU Business Associations / E. Grande -- The White Paper on Governance: Challenges and Opportunities for EU Business Associations / J. Vignon -- The Challenge of Managing Relations with the European Parliament / J. Russell & P. Adamson -- EU Competition Law and Trade Associations / A. Reid -- PART 3: SECTORAL CHARACTERISTICS -- Primary, Concentrated and Regulated Services: Steel / D. Rea -- Textiles / M. Scheffer -- Construction Industry / U. Paetzold -- Operating in Contested Environments: The Experience of the Chlorine Industry / B. Gilliatt -- PART 4: INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT -- David Against Goliath: Are Big Lobbying Organisations More Efficient Than Smaller Ones? /; D. Guguen -- Juggling Resources and Autonomy: Issues and Opportunities for 'Specialised Associations' / A. Westgeest & B. Alves -- The Role of the Secretary General / Z. Tyszkiewicz -- Establishing an EU Business Association under Belgian Law / D. Lontings -- PART 5: TRUST -- In The End The Only Thing That Matters -- Is Trust / I. Locks -- Trust: A Sceptical View / W. Grant -- PART 6: GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES -- The Challenge of Geography: Recruiting and Retaining Members from the South in EU Associations / I. Pari -- The Organization of Business Interests in Central and East European Countries For EU Interest Representation / N. Borragan -- PART 7: PUBLICINTERESTGROUPS -- The Challenge of Managing Relations with the European Parliament / J. Murray -- PART 8: OUTLOOK -- Outlook / A. Westgeest & J. Greenwood -- Appendix: The International Association: New Belgian Legislation of 2 May 2002 / L. Stolle & A. Westgeest
Summary
Key practitioners who work in and with EU business associations come together with leading policy makers from the EU institutions and research academics to analyse change factors for the associations and their role in EU policy making and implementation
Notes
"A selection of keynote contributions to a conference on 'The challenge of change in EU business associations' held in Brussels from May 7 to 10 2002"--Introduction
