The European Union : economics and policies

Frontmatter......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Figures......Page 10
Tables......Page 12
Boxes......Page 14
Contributors......Page 15
Preface......Page 16
A reader's guide......Page 19
Abbreviations......Page 20
1 - General introduction......Page 28
Part I - EU history, institutions and legal dimension......Page 44
2 - A history of European integration and the evolution of the EU......Page 46
3 - EU institutions......Page 65
4 - The legal dimension in EU integration......Page 83
5 - The EU economy......Page 97
Part II - EU market integration......Page 106
6 - The theory of economic integration......Page 110
7 - The economics of the single market......Page 129
8 - Factor mobility......Page 141
9 - Measuring the economic impact of European integration......Page 153
Part III - EU monetary integration......Page 172
10 - The theory of monetary integration......Page 174
11 - The development of EU economic and monetary integration......Page 190
12 - The Operation of EMU......Page 208
Part IV - The single European market......Page 221
13 - Competition policy......Page 223
14 - Industrial and competitiveness policy......Page 240
15 - Tax harmonization......Page 255
16 - Transport policy......Page 270
17 - Energy policy and energy markets......Page 283
18 - Environmental policy......Page 296
Part V - EU budget and structural policies......Page 313
19 - The general budget......Page 315
20 - The Common Agricultural Policy......Page 332
21 - The Common Fisheries Policy......Page 361
22 - Regional policy......Page 374
23 - Social policies......Page 390
Part VI - EU external relations......Page 407
External trade policy......Page 409
25 - The EU and the developing world......Page 427
Part VII - The future of the EU......Page 447
26 - The future of the EU......Page 449
Bibliography......Page 457
Author Index......Page 497
Index......Page 503