Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Boxes -- Preface: Is Europe Debatable? -- Part I Democracy and Legitimacy -- 1 Democratic Legitimacy and Political Representation in the EU Institutions -- 2 Overruled Europa: Market versus Democracy in the EU -- Part II Convergence and Cohesion -- 3 The Mirages of Nominal Illusion: Variations on Convergence -- 4 Regional Differentials and Policies for Territorial Cohesion in the European Union -- Part III Macroeconomic Policies -- 5 The Conduct of Macroeconomic Policies in the Euro Area -- 6 The European Policy Mix: Law and Order -- Part IV Social Integration -- 7 European Indicators for Social Cohesion: A Step Forward Along the Lisbon Path -- 8 From Tax Competition to Social Race to the Bottom? European Models and the Challenge of Mobility -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.