Substantive Accountability in Europe's New Economic Governance

The EU has become an increasingly powerful economic actor, but research is needed to understand how EU economic decision-makers can be held to account. This book argues that the EU suffers from substantive accountability deficits and offers a conceptual framework to assess where these deficits lie and how they can be addressed.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 07 December 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The European Union (EU) has emerged as a significant economic force, yet there is a dearth of research exploring how EU economic decision-makers can be held accountable. This book makes a compelling argument that the EU faces significant substantive accountability deficits, despite the existence of various mechanisms to hold institutions such as the Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB) accountable. While there are procedures in place to evaluate the merits and consequences of economic decisions, there are limited avenues to challenge their validity.

To address these gaps, the book combines detailed empirical research on the evolving accountability practices across different fields of EU economic governance with a novel conceptual framework. This framework identifies where accountability deficits lie and proposes potential solutions to address them. Drawing on expertise from law and political science, this book will appeal to scholars with a keen interest in the accountability and economic governance challenges arising from the budgets, central banks, and financial institutions of the European Union.

The book's open access format ensures that its insights and findings are accessible to a wide audience, contributing to the ongoing debate on accountability and economic governance in the EU.

Weight: 650g
Dimension: 159 x 237 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781009228831