Euro: A Concise Introduction to European Montetary Integration - Softcover

Hosli, Madeleine O.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1588263525 ISBN 13: 9781588263520

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Firm, 2005

Synopsis

Tackling the alphabet soup of European Union treaties, structures, and policies, this straightforward introduction demystifies the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Hosli first traces the history of monetary integration in Western Europe and discusses the political and economic factors that led ultimately to the establishment of EMU and the euro. Then, in language accessible to the nonspecialist, she explains how it actually works. Ranging from institutions to performance to the impact of the euro both within Europe and on the international monetary system, she provides a welcome primer on this new phenomenon in the global political economy.

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Review

An excellent concise introduction to the origins and workings of the euro. It is a must-read for all those who want to know more about the currency that might one day rival the U.S. dollar. - Amy Verdun, Jean Monnet Chair, University of Victoria ""Hosli succinctly explains all of the key issues necessary to understanding the origins of EMU, the current debates, and the future implications of the euro project. This book is an important contribution to all those who teach about the European Union."" - Peter H. Loedel, West Chester University

About the Author

Madeleine O. Hosli is associate professor of international relations at Leiden University. She is coeditor of Institutional Challenges in the European Union.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Firm
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1588263525
• ISBN 13: 9781588263520
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 120