A European Life
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0044DFA4A |
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| Number of Pages | : | 551 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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He now lectures and advises on the CAP and was until recently Visiting Professor at Wye Colelge, Univeristy of London. About the Author Michael Tracy was formerly a Director in the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Communities and also spent many years with the OECD in Paris. . He is a well-known and widely respected figure both within the academic community and amongst professional economists and civil servants. AS an expert linguist and economist with intimate knowledge of the working of the CAP he is uniquely qualified to write on this subject
Soft Power Bonqers A European Life: From War to PeaceBy Michael TracyMichael Tracy has produced a highly readable set of memoirs. His life and experiences have coincided with the creation, implementation and expansion of the European project or what is now better known as the European Union. The title and the sub-title hint at two of the themes than run through this book, but. Paulo Casaca said The Eurocrat, the Human being, the outspoken analyst. Michael Tracy is the only Eurocrat I ever met that is able to combine:(1) A sharp understanding of the real mechanisms of decision in the European institutions. His remarks on the Treaty of Lisbon, for instance, are simply the most lucid I ever read on the issue;("The Eurocrat, the Human being, the outspoken analyst" according to Paulo Casaca. Michael Tracy is the only Eurocrat I ever met that is able to combine:(1) A sharp understanding of the real mechanisms of decision in the European institutions. His remarks on the Treaty of Lisbon, for instance, are simply the most lucid I ever read on the issue;(2) A sharp human touch. You read his book and you understand it was written by a human being, n. ) A sharp human touch. You read his book and you understand it was written by a human being, n
AS an expert linguist and economist with intimate knowledge of the working of the CAP he is uniquely qualified to write on this subject. . He is a well-known and widely respected figure both within the academic community and amongst professional economists and civil servants. Michael Tracy was formerly a Director in the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Communities and also spent many years with the OECD in Paris. He now lectures and advises on the CAP and w
Subsequently he had advisory and teaching roles in the countries of Central/Eastern Europe during their transition to market economies and accession to the European Union.His final chapter assesses the issues currently facing both the European Union and Russia. 1989);Food and Agriculture in a Market Economy – an introduction to theory, practice and policy (1993);and in retirement:The World of the Edwardian Child – as seen in Arthur Mee’s Children’s Encyclopædia 1908-1910 (2008). Petersburg. After gaining scholarships to Fettes College in Edinburgh, then to Cambridge University (studying Modern Languages, then Economics), he worked in international organisations and for ten years was a Director in the Council Secretariat of the European Union. He also pursued an academic career, writing on agricultural policy and economics and lecturing in various European universities, including Wye College in England and the College of Europe in Bruges. Nor is it a tract for or against the European Union; it sheds a more human light on proceedings in “Brussels”. He also spends time in an Andalucian mountain village. His main hobby in both places, as an amateur pianist, is making music with friends.Michael’s other main works are:Government and Agriculture in Western Europe, 1880-1988 (3rd edn. In Moscow in 1991 he witnessed at close quarters the collapse of