Bulletin n. 1/2009 | ||
July 2009 | ||
Robinson Nick |
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The European Investment Bank: The EU's Neglected Institution | ||
in Journal of Common Market Studies , Volume 47, Issue 3, June 2009 , 2009 , 651-673 | ||
The European Investment Bank is the largest multilateral lender in the world, facilitating total spending which is equivalent to the total of the EU budget. Its activity thus has a potentially huge effect on EU policy-making, yet research to date has failed to recognize this. This article addresses this, offering detailed empirical analysis and re-evaluating debates on multi-level governance. | ||