European Union Political Economy

Theory and Policy

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European Union Political Economy

Theory and Policy

Description

The European political economy: policy and theory, provides students, researchers and policy makers with a profound understanding of the theory and policy of the EU. The book covers in a comprehensive way the key issue areas of the European Union activity and it includes an analysis of all the important current developments in Europe such as the Brexit, the European Union sovereign debt crisis, the European economic governance problems and the macroeconomic adjustment challenges within Eurozone. The book also includes critical resources for readers and students such as review questions, appendixes, references and further reading lists.
More specifically, the textbook explains thoroughly the institutional, economic and policy characteristics of the fundamental issue areas of European economy. It outlines the institutions and mechanisms of European union/Eurozone, the common agricultural, regional and trade policies, the impact of the single market and the single currency on European economy, the enlargement process and the key questions on the European macroeconomic adjustment process. In each chapter the book explains not only what is taking place in European economy but also which the feasible options of the European policy agenda are.
The textbook enables readers to apply conceptual and theoretical knowledge to economic and political processes of European integration.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Theories of European integration
Chapter 3: The Historical evolution of European Union
Chapter 4: The Institutional framework of the European Union
Chapter 5: The framework of economic and monetary union (EMU)
Chapter 6: The Optimum Currency Area theory (OCA)
Chapter 7: The challenge of economic adjustment in Eurozone
Chapter 8: The common agricultural policy
Chapter 9: The economics of the European single market
Chapter 10: The regional policy of European Union
Chapter 11: The European external trade policy
Chapter 12: The Brexit question
Chapter 13: Conclusions

Product details

Published Sep 15 2018
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 366
ISBN 9798216223108
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 11 BW Illustrations, 2 BW Photos, 19 Tables
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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