European responses to globalization and financial market integration
Subtitle: perceptions of economic and monetary union in Britain, France and Germany
By: Amy Verdun
Series: International political economy series
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Economic and Monetary Union -- Public opinion; Monetary unions -- Europe -- Public opinion; Competition, International -- Public opinion; Statesmen -- Europe -- Attitudes; Europe -- Economic integration -- Public opinion
Description: "This book investigates the perceptions of political actors towards the creation of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in Europe. The research is largely based on personal interviews conducted with key informants in central banks, finance ministries, employers' organizations and trade unions in Britain, France and Germany during the intergovernmental conference leading to the Maastricht Treaty, and its immediate aftermath. It examines why actors perceived EMU to serve or frustrate their interests.

The book compares these perceptions and draws conclusions about why EMU was perceived desirable. It concludes that many influential figures thought that the 1980s had shown that there was reduced room for manoeuvre in monetary policy-making, and that de facto German policies were being followed."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-250) and indexes