- Examination of the current
extent of economic integration helps answer the central question of whether it is more
useful to view the European Union countries as a set of individual economies or to regard
them as forming parts of one larger economy
- Expert contributions on all
major aspects of European economic integration provide an ideal non-technical introduction
to this complex and highly topical theme
- Presentation of a detailed
and up to date bedrock of factual information alongside the core concepts of integration
theory provides the reader with a picture of both the theory and the practice of European
economic integration
This textbook examines how
far economic integration in Europe has come. Is it still more useful to view the European
Union countries as a set of individual economies, or does it now make more sense to look
at them as forming one larger economy? The book attempts to answer this question in a
range of expert contributions dealing with all the major aspects of European economic
integration, including trade, economic growth, demographics, labour markets, industrial
structures, foreign direct investment, monetary integration and eastern enlargement.
Readership: First and second year students of Economics, doing modules in European
Economics.
Contents
1 Jorgen Drud Hansen and
Philipp J. H. Schroeder: Economic Integration in Europe: Setting the Stage
2 Jorgen Drud Hansen:
European Demographics: Trends and Problems
3 Finn Olesen and Morten
Skak: Labour Markets: Europe's Big Headache
4 Teit Luethje: Economic
Growth: Prospects and Challenges
5 Jorgen Drud Hansen and Jan
Guldager Jorgensen: Industrial Structures: Specialization, Efficiency, and Growth
6 Jan Guldager Joergensen,
Teit Luethje, and Philipp J. H. Schroeder: Trade: the Workhorse of Integration
7 Jan Guldager Joergensen:
Foreign Direct Investment: Flows and Motives
8 Jorgen Drud Hansen and
Finn Olesen: Monetary Integration: Old Issues, New Solutions
9 Philipp J. H. Schroeder:
Eastern Enlargement: The New Challenge
10 Jorgen Drud Hansen and
Finn Olesen: Conclusion: From European Economies Towards a European Economy
254 pages