The economics of European integration. 2nd edition

Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of this highly acclaimed textbook will be required reading for graduate and undergraduate students on a wide range of courses including: European economics, economic policy, European integration, European studies and international relations. Exploring the EU at an important turning point and during uncertain and turbulent times, the text will also prove an invaluable reference tool for academics and policy makers concerned with any facet of European integration.

Comprehensive and accessible, this far-reaching text:
• provides in-depth, state-of-the-art analysis of the origins, achievements and prospects of principal EU economic policies;
• covers all EU member countries as well as candidate countries;
• sets scenarios for future EU policy and organisational evolution;
• prescribes possible paths and directions for the EU, not only for economic policies but also for organisational structure;
• features supplementary data via a companion website.

Contents:

1. Origin, Evolution and Prospects for the European Union
2. Budget of the European Union
3. Competition Policy
4. Common Agricultural Policy
5. Fiscal Integration
6. European Monetary Integration
7. Industrial Policy in Manufacturing and Services
8. Trade Policy and International Economic Cooperation
9. Regional Policy
10. Social Policy
11. Mobility of Labour
12. Energy Policy
13. Transport Policy
14. Environment Policy
15. Enlargement
16. Conclusions