Shows how policy-making in Europe works despite diverse interests.
Policy-Making and Diversity in Europe examines the European Union and its policy-making processes, asking how an institution which is so riddled with veto points manages to produce policy. Heritier argues that the existence of creative informal strategies and policy-making patterns (termed by the author 'subterfuge') prevent political impasses and 'make Europe work'.
1. Escape from deadlock; 2. The context of subterfuge; 3. The analytical approach and theoretical background; 4. Market-making policy; 5. The provision of collective goods and the reduction of externalities; 6. Market-correcting, redistributive policy; 7. Market-correcting, distributive policy; 8. Conclusion.