Any solution in sight to Europe's crisis? Some general thoughts from a conflict theoretical perspective / Tim Krieger -- Could exit rules be self-enforcing in the EU? The cases of France and Germany / Robert Kappius and Bernhard Neumärker -- Debt restructuring in times of crisis : a European...

This study analyses the stringency of EU environmental regulations. Contrary to the proposition of an economic -trading up- of standards, the positive theory of environmental federalism which is developed allows for an examination of political mechanisms and the effects of regulation. Empirical...