"This book gives an overview over the central governance policies of the EU. Each chapter focuses on the development of an individual policy, therefore the essential instruments of each policy are considered, as well as the main actors which play an important role in agenda-setting, policy...

The focus of this analysis is on new modes of governance and government in the European Union that (a) include private actors in policy formulation, and/or (b) while being based on public actors, (c) are only marginally based on legislation (these are hierarchical insofar as they are subject to...