The Governance of European Public Goods

This edited volume proposes an innovative approach to European Integration by combining economics and political theory in its study of public goods. The contributors review such elements as a neo-medieval governance, the merits of a new European Republic, and, alongside Europe, include South East Asia in its discussions. By addressing different issues within the overarching approach of public goods and the republican paradigm of governance, Collignon introduces an important new perspective.

Auteur
Stefan Collignon is a professor of political economy at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, at which he founded the Asia Forum, and the London School of Economics, UK. He has previously taught at Harvard University and Hamburg University. Further to this, Stefan Collignon held the role of Deputy Director General for Europe in the German Federal Ministry for Finance, and has published several books and journal articles over his career.

Contenu

1. Introduction.- 2. European public goods in the neo-medieval model of governance.- 3. The European Union as a Republic.- 4. On paradigms and public goods: Has the crisis changed the economic paradigm of EMU?.- 5. Principals and Agents in European Democracy.- 6. Why Does EU Governance Change?.- 7. The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) As A Public Good.