List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Boxes; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter One Introduction; 1.1. Problems; 1.2. The structure of the book and instructions for reading; 1.3. Methodological considerations; Part I Concepts, Theories, and Context of the EU administration; Chapter Two The EU's administration -- a political hybrid between a national and an international administration; Chapter Three Organizational theories and the EU administration; Chapter Four The EU administration in context; Part II Administration and Institutions of the European Union
Summary
Analyses the administrative system in the European Union with a focus on the efficiency and legitimacy of the administrative practices. In the analysis, three distinct theoretical perspectives are used (a structural, a procedural and a cultural), thus ensuring the inclusion of a broad variety of factors
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and index
