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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Tom Gallagher , Bethan HirstPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780719087455ISBN 10: 0719087457 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 11 February 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The EU discovers Romania 2. Crafty natives lead the Eurocrats astray 3. The futility of EU funding 4. Labour of Sisyphus: administrative reform in Romania 5. Justice clings to its chains: 1989-2004 6. NATO, the EU and Romania's strategy of duplicity 7. The EU at its most incoherent: April-December 2004 8. The EU regains and loses the initiative: 2005-7 9. Corruption and anti-corruption 10. The expiry of reform after 2007 Conclusion Index -- .Reviews'A chilling account of how Romania's wily ex-communist elite outwitted naive and impatient EU leaders.', Edward Lucas, Central and Eastern Europe correspondent for *The Economist*|'Timely, seminal and thought-provoking, this book, roots in an impressive understanding of Romanian political reality, is indeispensable reading for experts and laymen alike.' - Dr. Lavinia Stand, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada|'By tackling head-on the issue of corruption in ROmania, Gallagher highlights the glaring gulf between word and deed in respect of the government's programme of reform and the EU's lack of robustness and consistency in holding Romania to account.' - Dennis Deletant, University College, London -- . 'A chilling account of how Romania's wily ex-communist elite outwitted naive and impatient EU leaders.' -- Edward Lucas. 'Timely, seminal and thought-provoking, this book, roots in an impressive understanding of Romanian political reality, is indeispensable reading for experts and laymen alike.' - Dr. Lavinia Stand, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada -- . 'By tackling head-on the issue of corruption in ROmania, Gallagher highlights the glaring gulf between word and deed in respect of the government's programme of reform and the EU's lack of robustness and consistency in holding Romania to account.' - Dennis Deletant, University College, London -- . 'A chilling account of how Romania's wily ex-communist elite outwitted naive and impatient EU leaders.', Edward Lucas, Central and Eastern Europe correspondent for *The Economist*|'Timely, seminal and thought-provoking, this book, roots in an impressive understanding of Romanian political reality, is indeispensable reading for experts and laymen alike.' - Dr. Lavinia Stand, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada|'By tackling head-on the issue of corruption in ROmania, Gallagher highlights the glaring gulf between word and deed in respect of the government's programme of reform and the EU's lack of robustness and consistency in holding Romania to account.' - Dennis Deletant, University College, London -- . Author InformationTom Gallagher is Emeritus Professor of Politics at University of Bradford -- . Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |