Delegation and Accountability in European Integration: The Nordic Parliamentary Democracies and the European Union [Hardcover]

Analyzing the effects of the European Union on national decision-making and the chain of delegation and accountability, the authors look at Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Iceland and Norway. The analyses are based on principal-agent perspective.Analyzing the effects of the European Union on national decision-making and the chain of delegation and accountability, the authors look at Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Iceland and Norway.'This book will appeal to all those interested in the impact of the European Union on national level democracy.' - European Access PlusIntroduction: delegation and accountability in European integration, Torbjorn Bergman; the EU, the EEA and domestic accountability - how outside forces affect delegation within member states, Arthur Lupia; the European Union and Danish parliamentary democracy, Erik Damgaard, Asbjorn Sonne Norgaard; building elite consensus - parliamentary accountability in Finland, Tapio Raunio, Matti Wiberg; another link in the chain -the effects of EU membership on delegation and accountability in Sweden, Hans Hegeland, Ingvar Mattson; delegation and accountability in an ambiguous system - Iceland and the European Economic Area (EEA), Svanur Kristjansson, Ragnar Kristjansson; adaptation without EU membership - Norway and the European Economic Area, Hanne Marthe Narud, Kaare Strom. Conclusion: the impact of European integration on Nordic parliamentary democracies, Erik Damgaard.Bergman, Torbjorn; Damgaard, ErikUSCopyright ? 2000 1-'rank Cass & Co. Ltd \1.- bsite: www.frankcass.