The European Union is
designed for readers from all disciplines studying the EU, its economics and policies, and
the effects of economic integration. Its wealth of information, detail and analysis will
ensure that it is read by students, researchers and professional policymakers alike.
The European Union gained an excellent reputation since it first published and has
established itself as a best-selling textbook in the field, offering a uniquely
comprehensive guide to the economics and policies of the European Union. Retaining its
original flavour, with historical development enshrined in its approach, this book
reflects the dynamic and evolving nature of the EU and examines recent major changes.
The book is written in such a way that the pure theory and measurement techniques are
confined to separate chapters. The editor has taken great pains to ensure that the book
reads as a complete whole, not as a collection of independent articles and the reader has
a unique product which offers a truly single book, yet is authored by several acknowledged
authorities in the various fields tackled.
Each chapter is written by
an expert in te field and the book is uniquely edited into a cohesive text.
Presents the reader with a
comprehensive introduction and background to the economics and policies of the EU.
Covers the theory,
measurement and analysis of economic integration.
Assesses the benefits and
problems of internal integration.
Covers all major EU
Policies, including those on agriculture, competition, the EMS, the Euro, energy, the
environment, industry, regionalism, social concerns, taxation, trade and transport.
Provides an analysis of
future developments and expected further enlargement of the EU.
Every chapter includes a
section which directs the reader to the most relevant research publications in the field
and these are fully set out in the References at the end of the book.
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Preface
Nature of the book and guide to users
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1 General introduction: the EU within the global context of regional integration
Ali El-Agraa
PART ONE: EU HISTORY, INSTITUTIONS, LEGAL DIMENSION AND BASIC STATISTICS
2 A history of European integration and evolution of the EU
Ali El-Agraa
3 EU institutions
Ali El-Agraa
4 The legal dimension in EU integration
Damian Chambers
5 The basic statistics
Ali El-Agraa
PART TWO: THE THEORY AND MEASUREMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
6 The theory of economic integration
Ali El-Agraa
7 Measuring the impact of economic integration
Nigel Grimwade
PART THREE: EU MONETARY INEGRATION
8 The theory of monetary integration
David Mayes and Ali El-Agraa
9 The development of EU economic and monetary integration
David Mayes and Ali El-Agraa
10 The operation of EMU
David Mayes
PART FOUR:THE SINGLE EUOPEAN MARKET
11 The economics of the Single Market
Iain Begg and Ali El-Agraa
12 Competition policy
Wolf Sauter
13 Industrial policy
Victoria Curzon Price
14 Tax harmonization
Brian Ardy and Ali El-Agraa
15 Transport policy
Kenneth Button
16 Energy policy
Stephen Martin and Ali El-Agraa
17 Environmental policy
Alan Marin
18 Factor mobility
David Mayes and Juha Kilponen
PART FIVE: THE EU BUDGET AND STRUCTURAL POLICIES
19 The General Budget
Brian Ardy and Ali El-Agraa
20 The Common Agricultural Policy
Ulrich Koester and Ali El-Agraa
21 The Common Fisheries Policy
Ella Ritchie and Ali El-Agraa
22 Regional policy
Harvey Armstrong
23 Social policies
Doreen Collins and Robert Salais
PART SIX: EU EXTERNAL RELATIONS
24 External trade policy
Marius Brülhart and Alan Matthews
25 The EU and the developing
Alan Matthews
Part Seven
ENLARGEMENT
26 Enlargement
David Mayes
27 Has the EU been successful?
Ali El-Agraa
28 The future of the EU
Ali El-Agraa
References
Author index
Subject index
558 pages
