Environmental policy on the way to Brussels : the issue of acidicification between the Netherlands and the European community

The process of European integration is marked by a dynamic and often controversial balance between member state autonomy and supranational. decision making. Within the European Community (EC), enviromnental policy has in the past 25 years emerged as one of the major fields of activity. This study deals with the interrelations and shifts in enviromnental policy making between the national and the EC levels. More precisely, it is guided by the following basic questions:To what extent and in which way did the increasing involvement of the European Community in environmental policy making lead to... Mehr ...