- Preface
- New to this edition
- List of figures
- List of boxes
- List of tables
- List of contributors
- List of abbreviations
- Guided Tour of Online Resource Centre
- 1. Introduction
- Part 1 The Historical Context
- 2. The European Union: Establishment and Development
- 3. From the Constitutional Treaty to the Treaty of Lisbon and Beyond
- Part 2 Theories and Conceptual Approaches
- 4. Neo-functionalism
- 5. Intergovernmentalism
- 6. Theorizing the European Union after Integration Theory
- 7. Governance in the European Union
- 8. Europeanization
- Part 3 Institutions and Actors
- 9. The European Commission
- 10. The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- 11. The European Parliament
- 12. The Court of Justice of the European Union
- 13. Interest Groups and the European Union
- Part 4 Policies and Policy-making
- 14. Policy-making in the European Union
- 15. EU External Relations
- 16. Enlargement
- 17. The European Union’s Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies
- 18. The Single Market
- 19. The European Union’s Social Dimension
- 20. The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice
- 21. Economic and Monetary Union
- 22. The Common Agricultural Policy
- 23. Environmental Policy
- Part 5 Issues and Debates
- 24. Democracy and Legitimacy in the European Union
- 25. Public Opinion and the European Union
- 26. The Euro Crisis and European Integration
- 27. The Future of the EU
- Glossary
- Appendix—Brexit supplement
- Bibliography (Brexit supplement)
- References
- Index
(p. 308) 22. The Common Agricultural Policy
- Chapter:
- (p. 308) 22. The Common Agricultural Policy
- Author(s):
Ève Fouilleux
and Matthieu Ansaloni
- DOI:
- 10.1093/hepl/9780198708933.003.0022
This chapter focuses on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which has long been of symbolic importance to the European integration process. The CAP, which came into force from 1962, is based on three general principles: market unity, Community preference, and financial solidarity. The chapter first considers the early days of CAP and the issue of CAP reform before discussing the policy's objectives, instruments, actors, and debates. It then explains the evolution of the CAP since the 1960s and asks why the CAP has been so problematic for European policy-makers, why CAP has been so resistant to change, and how CAP reform has come about. This chapter also examines some of the challenges facing agricultural policy, as new debates emerge among citizens on the place and the functions performed by agriculture. Particular attention is given to rural development and environmental, transparency, and equity issues.
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- Preface
- New to this edition
- List of figures
- List of boxes
- List of tables
- List of contributors
- List of abbreviations
- Guided Tour of Online Resource Centre
- 1. Introduction
- Part 1 The Historical Context
- 2. The European Union: Establishment and Development
- 3. From the Constitutional Treaty to the Treaty of Lisbon and Beyond
- Part 2 Theories and Conceptual Approaches
- 4. Neo-functionalism
- 5. Intergovernmentalism
- 6. Theorizing the European Union after Integration Theory
- 7. Governance in the European Union
- 8. Europeanization
- Part 3 Institutions and Actors
- 9. The European Commission
- 10. The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- 11. The European Parliament
- 12. The Court of Justice of the European Union
- 13. Interest Groups and the European Union
- Part 4 Policies and Policy-making
- 14. Policy-making in the European Union
- 15. EU External Relations
- 16. Enlargement
- 17. The European Union’s Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies
- 18. The Single Market
- 19. The European Union’s Social Dimension
- 20. The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice
- 21. Economic and Monetary Union
- 22. The Common Agricultural Policy
- 23. Environmental Policy
- Part 5 Issues and Debates
- 24. Democracy and Legitimacy in the European Union
- 25. Public Opinion and the European Union
- 26. The Euro Crisis and European Integration
- 27. The Future of the EU
- Glossary
- Appendix—Brexit supplement
- Bibliography (Brexit supplement)
- References
- Index
