Introduction and background
The study of Council committees
The Council's committee system
Existing research on Council decision-making
Theoretical perspectives on committee decision-making
Sample selection
Describing the extent of committee decision-making
Explaining the variation in committee decision-making
Methodological issues
Agriculture
Environment
Economic and financial affairs
Summary and between-sector comparison
Discussion of research results and theory building
Conclusion.
Bureaucrats as law-makers : committee decision-making in the EU Council of Ministers by Frank M. Häge. ISBN 9780415689670. Published by Routledge in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.