Mapping European Economic Integration

Over the past five years Europe has continued its growth towards closer financial ties and economic integration. Through specific policies on subfields including agriculture, trade, competition, banking and economic governance the economic fortunes of individual European countries are more closely tied than ever. The aim of this comprehensive collection is to provide an overview of these policy developments for those who wish to gain an understanding of European economic integration without assuming prior knowledge of economics or using technical terms but rather is written in an accessible style and geared towards a wider-readership. On top of this, the volume also deals with many of the current issues that the European economic integration is faced with such as the global financial economic and sovereign debt crisis.

List of Tables and Graphs Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Biographies List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction; Amy Verdun and Alfred Tovias 2. EU Agricultural Policies and European Integration: A Thematic Review of the Literature; Tim Josling and Alan Swinbank 3. Trade Policy; Peter Holmes and Alfred Tovias 4. EU Competition Policy From an Economic Perspective: Shaping Policy or Shaped by Policy?; Peter Holmes and Beatrice Dumont 5. The Economics of Single Market Regulation; Jacques Pelkmans 6. European Financial Market Integration; Paul Schure 7. Governance in the Euro Area - Approaching an Optimum Currency Area?; Niels Thygesen 8. Economic Governance and Sustainability; Annette Bongardt and Francisco Torres 9. EU Enlargement and Theories of Economic Integration; Susan Senior Nello 10. Economic and Social Cohesion and Regional Policy: A Review of the Literature; Gabriele Tondl 11. Pensions and European integration; Heikki Oksanen References