ANNE STEVENS is Professor of European Studies, Aston University. She is author of The Government and Politics of France and editor (with Richard Sakwa) of Contemporary Europe.HANDLEY STEVENS is Research Associate at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

'It is about time someone wrote this book...The Stevenses examine the history of the Communities which produced the administrative model which Brussels has been stuck with for four decades, take a dispassionate look at the administration's strange forms of admission and promotion, and provide the definitive pay-and-conditions guide.' - European Voice

• The Structure and Resources of the European UnionHistory and ModelsA Law-based System of AdministrationGetting InGetting OnA Unique AdministrationRoles, Tasks and FunctionsOrganisation, Hierarchies and ManagementConflict and Co-ordinationPolitical-Administrative RelationshipsConclusion.