Bureaucrats as Law-makers

Taylor & Francis

Bureaucrats as Law-makersCommittee decision-making in the EU Council of Ministers\nAuthor(s): Frank Hge\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138822245, 978-1138822245\nSynopsis\nThe Council of Ministers is one of the most powerful institutions of the European Union (EU) and plays a major role in the European policy-making process. Drawing on formal theory and combining quantitative and qualitative methods in an innovative fashion, this book provides novel insights into the role of national bureaucrats in legislative decision-making of the Council of the EU. \n\nThe book examines and describes the Council of Ministers committee system and its internal decision-making process. Relying on a wide quantitative dataset as well as six detailed case studies in the policy areas of Agriculture, Environment, and Taxation, it provides a comprehensive and systematic assessment of the extent to which national bureaucrats act as l.