The New European Economy / Edition 3

by Loukas Tsoukalis

Overview

This book examines the political economy of the European Union and the process of economic integration in Western Europe. It argues that a regional economy is rapidly taking shape and that, in the process, economic order in Europe is also changing. It identifies the distinguishing features of this new European economy and the main challenges for the future.

This third, revised edition contains a full discussion of the enlargement of the EU and its recent incorporation of new nations. It examines aspects of this enlargement in a new chapter on regional and structural issues, with a complete explanation of EU regional policy. In addition, the coverage of monetary union issues is fully revised to include events up to the end of 1995, and provides a considered analysis of the probability of monetary union and its likely timescale. Finally, a new section on EU social policy enables students to receive an introduction to an increasingly important aspect of the EU impact on the lives of its citizens.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198774778
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/29/1997
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	9.13(w) x 6.13(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

College of Europe in Bruges

Table of Contents

1. Searching for Things New and European2. The Early Ups and Downs of European Integration3. Treaty Revisions and the New Economic Orthodoxy4. From Customs Union to the Internal Market5. The Political Economy of Liberalization and Regulation6. Social Policies and Labour Markets7. Building a Regional Currency System8. Towards Monetary Union9. Cohesion and Redistribution10. European or Global Power? 11. Ten Theses on IntegrationContributors