The politics of the Stability and Growth Pact -- States, intergovernmentalism and negotiating the SGP -- Opening the box : a domestic politics approach to the SGP -- The functional logic behind the SGP -- The role of experts and ideas -- Implementation of the SGP in good and in bad times -- From bad times to crisis -- The SGP before the European Court of Justice -- The SGP in times of financial turbulence and economic crisis -- Conclusion : the past, present and future of the SGP and implications for European integration theory
Summary
Analyses the fraught history and politics of the Stability and Growth Pact from its origins to the present economic crisis
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-310) and index
