Title Interests and integration : market liberalization, public opinion, and European Union / Matthew J. Gabel

Published Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 176 pages) Contents Ch. 1. A Citizens' Europe -- Ch. 2. Connecting Economic Integration to Public Support for European Integration -- Ch. 3. Market Liberalization, Economic Interests, and Public Support for European Integration -- Ch. 4. Labor Markets, Economic Interests, and Public Support for European Integration -- Ch. 5. The National Political Economy and Public Support for European Integration -- Ch. 6. Alternative Explanations for Public Support for European Integration -- Ch. 7. Conclusion Summary Integration in Europe has been a slow incremental process focusing largely on economic matters. Policymakers have tried to develop greater support for the European Union by such steps as creating pan-European political institutions - and yet significant opposition remains to policies such as the creation of a single currency Gabel argues that differences in attitudes toward integration are grounded in the different perceptions of how economic integration will impact individual economic welfare and how perceptions of economic welfare influence political attitudes. Basing his argument on David Easton's idea that where affective support for institutions is low, citizens will base their support for institutions on their utilitarian appraisal of how well the institutions work for them Gabel contends that in the European Union, citizens' appraisal of the impact of the Union on their individual welfare is crucial because their affective support is quite low. This timely book will be of interest to scholars studying European integration as well as scholars interested in the impact of public opinion on economic policy-making Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-170) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject European Union -- Public opinion SUBJECT European Union fast Subject Public opinion -- European Union countries BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Economics. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy. International economic integration -- Public opinion Public opinion Europese integratie. Publieke opinie. Markteconomie. SUBJECT Europe -- Economic integration -- Public opinion Subject Europe European Union countries Form Electronic book LC no. 97033942 ISBN 9780472022243 0472022245 1282437666 9781282437661 9786612437663 6612437669

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