Economic Policy in the European Union: Current Perspectives - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840640367 ISBN 13: 9781840640366

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

Economic Policy in the European Union analyses the key issues confronting Europe as we enter the 21st century. It focuses mainly on the transition problems linked with the creation of European Monetary Union as well as more specific issues such as social, labour, environmental and science and technology policy.

It addresses major questions, including:

• is it true that the disappearance of exchange risks will benefit trade and growth?
• can the EMU function if integration is not speeded up in other areas?
• will the EMU enhance internal cohesion?
• is the creation of a single currency a popularly accepted idea in the member states?

The authors also examine some more specific issues including European Work Councils, the possibility of coordinated environmental policy within the European Union, employment rights and technological collaboration.

This topical book will be welcomed by those scholars, students and policymakers interested in some of the most important issues currently faced by Europe.

About this title

About the Author

Edited by the late Wim Meeusen, former Professor of Economics, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840640367
• ISBN 13: 9781840640366
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Meeusen Wim