European Economic Integration - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0582309174 ISBN 13: 9780582309173

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 1998

Synopsis

Many changes have taken place in Europe since publication of the last edition of European Economic Integration: the European Union has extended its membership to fifteen countries; European Monetary Union will begin in 1999 with eleven of the member states in the first wave; the Amsterdam Treaty (1997) has extended the scope of the work of the European Union; and, in global terms, the European Union has played an increasing role in influencing developments in political matters as well as trade issues.The Third Edition has been very substantially revised and updated in order to provide up-to-date coverage of the most important issues facing European economies as the European Union moves forward to a single currency and contemplates further enlargement to the east. The clear and accessible style and its combination of theory and applications have made European Economic Integration one of the most popular text on courses throughout Europe. Assuming only an introductory knowledge of economics and with its comprehensive coverage of EU economic policies. European Economic Integration is ideally suited for all students taking courses on the economics of the EU as part of an Economics, Business Studies or interdisciplinary European Studies degree.

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From the Back Cover

Many changes have taken place in Europe since publication of the last edition of European Economic Integration- the European Union has extended its membership to fifteen countries; European Monetary Union will begin in 1999 with eleven of the member states in the first wave; the Amsterdam Treaty (1997) has extended the scope of the work of the European Union; and, in global terms, the European Union has played an increasing role in influencing developments in political matters as well as trade issues.
The Third Edition has been very substantially revised and updated in order to provide up-to-date coverage of the most important issues facing European economies as the European Union moves forward to a single currency and contemplates further enlargement to the east
Key features-
· Comprehensive coverage of economic theory and policy
· Strong coverage of Europe’s external relations
· Unique chapter on importance of Germany to the European economy
· Non-mathematical explanation of economic theory and detailed captions to graphs make text accessible to wide readership
· Full list of references and guides to further reading at the end of each chapter provide reader with sources for more in-depth research for seminar preparation and written assignments
New to Third Edition
· More coverage of integration issues related to macroeconomic affairs with a new author writing on macroeconomic topics
· New chapters on Regional Policy and Foreign Direct Investment
· Chapters on Customs Union and the Single European Market have been integrated
· A section on the Common Fisheries Policy has been added to the chapter on the Common Agricultural Policy
· Boxes within text summarise complicated institutional detail
Its clear and accessible style and its combination of theory and applications have made European Economic Integration one of the most popular texts on courses throughout Europe. Assuming only an introductory knowledge of economics and with its comprehensive coverage of EU economic policies, European Economic Integration is ideally suited for all students taking courses on the economics of the EU as part of an Economics, Business Studies or inter-disciplinary European Studies degree.
The Editors
Frank McDonald is Principal Lecturer in the International Business Unit, Manchester Metropolitan University where Stephen Dearden is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics. Both have written and lectured extensively on European integration.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0582309174
• ISBN 13: 9780582309173
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 456
• Editor: Mcdonald Mr Frank, Dearden Dr Stephen