TY - BOOK ID - 5427591 TI - The powers of the Union : delegation in the EU PY - 2007 SN - 9780521866422 9780521689328 0521689325 9780511585838 9780511296215 0511296215 0511295448 9780511295447 0511293844 9780511293849 0511585837 0521866421 110717029X 1280959371 9786610959372 1139132245 0511294646 PB - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Delegation of powers KW - Executive power KW - Délégation des pouvoirs (Droit administratif) KW - Pouvoir exécutif KW - European Union. KW - European Union countries KW - Pays de l'Union européenne KW - Politics and government. KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - European Union KW - Politics and government KW - BPB0801 KW - 341.17 EU <094.1> KW - Europese Unie--vv {341.17 EC} vanaf 1995--Wetten. Decreten. Besluiten--EU KW - 341.17 EU <094.1> Europese Unie--vv {341.17 EC} vanaf 1995--Wetten. Decreten. Besluiten--EU KW - Délégation des pouvoirs (Droit administratif) KW - Pouvoir exécutif KW - Pays de l'Union européenne KW - Powers, Delegation of KW - Administrative law KW - Constitutional law KW - Judicial power KW - Legislative power KW - Political science KW - Separation of powers KW - Law and legislation KW - E.U. KW - Delegation of powers - European Union countries KW - Executive power - European Union countries KW - European Union countries - Politics and government KW - Social Sciences KW - Political Science UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5427591 AB - The Powers of the Union develops and tests a new theory of centralization and bureaucratization in the European Union. Using original data spanning five decades and a multi-method approach, Franchino argues that most EU laws rely extensively on national administrations for policy implementation and provide for ample national discretionary authority, while limiting tightly the involvement of the European Commission. However, when Council ministers do not share the same policy objectives, some have the incentive to limit national executive discretion and to rely more on the Commission. Majority voting facilitates this outcome, but the limited policy expertise of supranational bureaucrats and their biased views impede extensive supranational delegation. Finally, the European Parliament systematically attempts to limit national discretion, especially when its views differ from ministerial opinions, and tries to increase the Commission's policy autonomy. The book contributes towards understanding political-bureaucratic relations and evaluates the implications for EU democracy and subsidiarity. ER -