Excerpt from The Politics of the Common Market The Common Market had become an integral part of the political order of Europe both international and national, hence the proper study of all who were interested in European government and poli tics, or regional international organization. This book is a discussion of the distribution of power within the Common Market and the institution's way of deciding issues and taking action. It does not delve into the technical economic mission of the Common Market nor is it a polemic for European unity. It is a neutral inquiry into the evolving political order of Europe, which takes all relevant ma terial into account, whether it be the formal constitutions, regula tions, and court decisions, or the gentlemen's agreements, informal institutional dynamics, or biases of men in positions of power. Gathering information on the politics of the Common Market posed a special problem. Its documentation is very limited, and American political intuitions are not always trustworthy points of departure for analyzing European political phenomena. 'a Fulbright research grant was of great value, however, in enabling me to visit the dis persed offices of the institution, talk with European civil servants and diplomats, and read documentation unavailable outside the Com mon Market offices. A Ford Public Affairs grant administered by Carleton College also assisted in the preparation of this book. I am indebted for numerous suggestions from Hans Schmitt, who read a large part of the manuscript at an early stage, and from Leon Lind berg, who read the final product. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.