BUREAUCRATS AS LAW

The book examines and describes the Council of Ministers' committee system and its internal decision-making process. Relying on a wi de quantitative dataset as well as six detailed case studies in the policy areas of Agriculture, Environment, and Taxation, it provi des a comprehensive and systematic assessment of the extent to which national bureaucrats act as law-makers in the Council. It also examines the degree to which theories on collective decision-making, delegation, and international socialization can account for var iation in...[Read more]