Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. The Economics of the European Union: 1. Old Europe, new Europe: the role of the European Union
  • 2. A dispute over origins: the European view vs. the American perspective
  • 3. The customs union and the diversion of trade
  • 4. The Common Agricultural Policy and reforms: feeding Europe and then some
  • 5. The Euro: the ultimate currency reform?
  • 6. The European Central Bank in action
  • 7. The single market: from eliminating non-tariff barriers to enforcing competition
  • 8. The single market in labor: from refugees to Schengen
  • 9. The single market in capital: from Bretton Woods to Maastricht
  • 10. The EU's regional policy and development policy
  • 11. The EU and the US as economic superpowers compared
  • Part II. The Economies of Europe: 12. The German economy: problems with reunification
  • 13. The French economy: problems with assimilation
  • 14. The British economy: after Thatcher, what next?
  • 15. The Italian economy: political reform vs. economic reform
  • 16. The small open countries: free trade or customs union?
  • 17. The Scandinavian union: or separate ways?
  • 18. The late-comers: lessons in preparation
  • 19. The new-comers: building institutions
  • 20. The future members: customs union as substitute or stage one for the EU.