EUROPEANIZATION, WHITEHALL CULTURE AND THE TREASURY AS INSTITUTIONAL VETO PLAYER: A CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH TO ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION

Article Abstract:

This article examines Europeanization in Whitehall, using EMU as a case study. It argues that how the EMU policy community has developed within Whitehall, and its outcomes, cannot be captured using a narrow, rationalist game-theoretic framework. Although strategic behaviour is important, as Dyson and Featherstone (1999) argue, the primary question is how Whitehall players have defined British interests, formed a collective identity and given a specific meaning to the EMU game. The article applies a cultural approach to Whitehall, focusing on the macro structures of belief within which EMU policy is made.

United States, Research, Public administration

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REGIONAL OFFICES IN THE NEW NHS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF RECENT CHANGES

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There is a need for regional offices in the UK's National Health Service. There is a balance between control and complete autonomy with the presence of regional offices and officers. A lack of communication and a lack of organization could also develop if too many layers of command are removed.

United Kingdom, Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Public Health Care, Management, Health care industry, Public health, United Kingdom. National Health Service

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