The Impact of the Euro: Debating Britain's Future - Hardcover

Mark Baimbridge; Philip Whyman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312225733 ISBN 13: 9780312225735

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2000

Synopsis

Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) will have far-reaching consequences for participating nations. This book contains a unique and editorially neutral collection of key arguments favouring and opposing membership. The economic and policy implications are evaluated by distinguished economists, whilst the impact upon national sovereignty and the world of work is debated by prominent MPs and representatives of business and trade union organisations. The text provides an unbiased, comprehensive and 'readable' resource for specialist students and a general readership.

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Review:

'In this fascinating collection of articles, nine economists evaluate the economic and policy implications of economic and monetary union (EMU) for Britain.' - The Morning Star

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Review and Contents
Reviews:

'In this fascinating collection of articles, nine economists evaluate the economic and policy implications of economic and monetary union (EMU) for Britain.' - The Morning Star

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Contributors

Introduction: An Overview of European Monetary Integration; M.Baimbridge, B.Burkitt & P.Whyman

PART I: THE ECONOMICS OF A SINGLE CURRENCY

The Case for European Monetary Union; N.M.Healey

The Economic Consequences of EMU for Britain; J.Michie

Joining Europe's Currency; R.Layard

The Single Currency - Will it Work and Should We Join?; P.Minfold

PART II: ECONOMIC POLICY CONSEQUENCES OF A SINGLE CURRENCY

Saving Europe's Automatic Stabilisers; B.Eichengreen

The Deflationary Consequences of the Single Currency; P.Arestis & M.Sawyer

EMU: Threats and Opportunities for Companies and National Economies; Lord Currie of Marylebone

British EMU Membership Would Create Instability and Destroy Employment; W.Eltis

PART III: WORK, EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS

The Case for the Single Currency; C.Haskins

EMU and the Opportunities for British Business; Lord Simon of Highbury

Business Attitudes to EMU and the Risk to Stability; S.Davies

A Single Currency for Europe - Considerations for Workers; J.Monks

The Single Currency and the European Social Model; J.Edmonds

PART IV: SOVEREIGNTY AND POLITICAL DETERMINATION

Sovereignty in the Modern World; E.Heath

Sterling Democracy or European Bureaucracy?; J.Redwood

The Case for the European Single Currency and for the UK Joining It; G.Radice

The Case Against the Maastricht Model of Central Bank Independence; D.Abbott

Glossary

Index

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0312225733
• ISBN 13: 9780312225735
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256