The Economics of Europe and the European Union
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 19, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780521683012
Subjects: EU & European institutions; International economics; Political economy; Economics - Macroeconomics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; EU (European Union); Business & Economics / Economics / International; International - General
Description: Recoge: 1. Old Europe, new Europe: the role of the European Union - 2. A dispute over origins: the European view versus the american perspective - 3. The customs union and the diversion of trade - 4. The Common Agricultural Policy and reforms: feeding Europe and then some - 5. The euro: the ultimate currency reform? - 6. The European Central Bank in action - 7. The single market: from eliminating non-tariff barriers to enforcing competition - 8. The single market in labor: from refugees to Schengen - 9. The single market in capital: from Bretton Woods to Maastricht - 10. The EU inside and out: regional policy and development aid - 11. The EU: the other economic superpower? - 12. Germany: problems with reunification - 13. France: problems with assimilation - 14. The United Kingdom: after Thatcher, what next? - 15. Italy: political reform versus economic reform - 16. The small open countries: free trade or customs union? - 17. The Scandinavian union: or separate ways? 18. The latecomers: lessons in preparation - 19. The newcomers: building institutions - 20. The future members: customs union as substitute or stage one for the EU.