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Description

The creation of an economic and monetary union (EMU) in Europe is among the most important_and controversial_developments of the 1990s. This clear and balanced book brings together economists and political scientists to explain why the creation of a European monetary union is so contentious; how the debate has affected the political determination to construct a monetary union; and how it will influence the functioning of EMU into the next century. Focusing on how economics and politics interact both in the prelude to unification and in its aftermath, the authors provide an innovative analysis of a spectrum of related issues: how EMU relates to Europe's unemployment crisis, how it will affect the process of economic adjustment, what convergence means for the performance of the member states separately, and how the member states will decide both whether to participate themselves and whom else to admit to the monetary club.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 EMU: Economics and Politics
Chapter 2 Monetary Union and European Unemployment
Chapter 3 External Shocks and Labor Mobility: How Important Are They for EMU?
Chapter 4 Fiscal Deficit Reductions in Line with the Maastricht Criteria for Monetary Union: An Empirical Analysis
Chapter 5 Monetary Union with Variable Geometry
Chapter 6 The Political Economy of European Monetary Union: A Conceptual Overview

Product details

Published Sep 03 1998
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 216
ISBN 9780847690190
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Series Governance in Europe Series
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Jeffry Frieden

Anthology Editor

Daniel Gros

Anthology Editor

Erik Jones

Contributor

Jeffry Freiden

Contributor

Juan Jimeno

Contributor

Peter McAdam

Contributor

and Jose Vinals

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