TY - BOOK AU - Pirro, Ellen B. TI - The European Union and the member states: cooperation, coordination and compromise. SN - 1555879411 AV - JN32.Z44 PY - 2001/// CY - London PB - Lynne Rienner N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Introduction -- Policy performance in the European Union -- Early union members: France: europeanism, nationalism, and the planned economy -- Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg: diversity among the Benelux countries -- Germany: a major player -- Italy: both leader and laggard -- The Second wave: Britain: aloof and skeptical -- Ireland: Brussels and the Celtic Tiger -- Denmark: small state with a big voice -- The 1980's: Greece: A European paradox -- Spain and Portugal: betting on Europe -- The Newest members: Austria: confronting controversy -- Sweden: retreat from exceptionalism -- Finland: an integrationist member state ER -