Giandomenico Majone is Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at the European University Institute in Florence.

'This is a book written with unusual passion, even anger, and that increases its appeal. It exposes the inadequacy of the 'Community method' to meet the standards of democratic accountability to which we are accustomed at state level … This is a book that needs reading.' European Law Review

• Introduction; 1. An elitist project; 2. Federalism old and new; 3. Cryptofederalism; 4. Unintended consequences of cryptofederalism; 5. The mirage of social Europe; 6. The democratic deficit and all that; 7. The obsolescence of the traditional integration methods; 8. Unity in diversity.

Giandomenico Majone is Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at the European University Institute in Florence.

'This is a book written with unusual passion, even anger, and that increases its appeal. It exposes the inadequacy of the 'Community method' to meet the standards of democratic accountability to which we are accustomed at state level … This is a book that needs reading.' European Law Review

• Introduction; 1. An elitist project; 2. Federalism old and new; 3. Cryptofederalism; 4. Unintended consequences of cryptofederalism; 5. The mirage of social Europe; 6. The democratic deficit and all that; 7. The obsolescence of the traditional integration methods; 8. Unity in diversity.

Giandomenico Majone is Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at the European University Institute in Florence.

'This is a book written with unusual passion, even anger, and that increases its appeal. It exposes the inadequacy of the 'Community method' to meet the standards of democratic accountability to which we are accustomed at state level … This is a book that needs reading.' European Law Review

• Introduction; 1. An elitist project; 2. Federalism old and new; 3. Cryptofederalism; 4. Unintended consequences of cryptofederalism; 5. The mirage of social Europe; 6. The democratic deficit and all that; 7. The obsolescence of the traditional integration methods; 8. Unity in diversity.