Before and Beyond EMU

Before and Beyond EMU

Author: Patrick M. Crowley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-07-25

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1134458053

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The launch of the Euro has already had profound effects on both European economies and societies - but it is also of huge importance for the international community as a whole. This timely book, from a collection of key names in European Integration Studies, is an authoritative piece of work that is truly multi-disciplinary by nature.


Beyond Transition

Beyond Transition

Author: Ben Slay

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-30

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 1351162594

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The post-communist Central European and Baltic economies are now approaching the end of their transitions to well-functioning market systems. In some respects, the approaching EU accession and conclusion of the transition marks the end of a fascinating period in economic history. Beyond Transition focuses on the economic problems and issues facing Central Europe and the Baltics, the Balkans, and countries belonging to the Commonwealth for Independent States (CIS) in the post-transition context. This focus reflects the need to better understand two processes that are increasingly apparent in the post-communist economic space. First, many of the problems now facing policy makers in post-communist economies - choice of exchange rate regime, tax reform, labour market regulation, improving corporate governance - also face policy makers in developed and developing countries in other parts of the world. Second, the EU's eastern enlargement and the policy agendas facing the first wave accession candidates have major implications for the CIS and Balkan countries that have not been (and may never be) invited to join this process.


Beyond the Global Crisis

Beyond the Global Crisis

Author: Lionello F. Punzo

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-05-16

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 113630598X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The book aims at offering a comparative, multi-perspective analysis of the different, at times parallel, at times with varying degrees of interdependence, macroeconomic and structural adjustments in the two continents against the backdrop of important processes of regional integration. Its reading offers a multifaceted appreciation of the reality emerging from the mixing up of longer run tendencies deepened by the brute force of the financial and then industrial crisis.


EMU and Political Science

EMU and Political Science

Author: Henrik Enderlein

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1317965817

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2009. Before its birth many observers were concerned about its viability. This volume examines a number of noteworthy concerns that were heard a decade ago and it assesses what has become of them. The contributors to this volume examine various topics. Has EMU been a failure or success? Does EMU require more political integration? What type of deeper integration in the financial market has occurred because of EMU? Does the public like EMU? Does EMU cause a decline of the welfare state, reduce the role of labour unions and are adjustments now made mainly through the labour market? Do countries in EMU become more similar over time? Is EMU sustainable in the long-run? Will EMU survive the global financial crisis? The contributors to this book are leading Political Scientists in the field, and draw on a wealth of research and experience. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of European Public Policy.


Beyond Belief

Beyond Belief

Author: Roger Cross

Publisher: Wakefield Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781862546608

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This provocative historical work provides a voice for the forgotten victims of the British atomic bomb tests conducted in Australia during the 1950s. Raising disturbing questions about the authorities who conducted the tests, this investigative work reveals how successive British and Australian governments have denied their understanding of the dangers of ionizing radiation in the 1950s. Uncovering scenarios in which government scientists employed to monitor the tests were given protective clothing, while military personnel and workers were left unprotected and exposed to a simulated theatre of atomic war, this work places Australia's forgotten atomic tragedy into a global context.


Beyond ‘Ever Closer Union’

Beyond ‘Ever Closer Union’

Author: Jakov Bojović

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2023-08-14

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1035313235

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

With novel insights into the ambitions and objectives behind President Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission, this innovative book elucidates how the Commission has transcended the concept of ‘ever closer union’ in its attempts to adopt a future-proof EU reform agenda in the highly contested fields of migration and economic policy.


Britain, the Euro and Beyond

Britain, the Euro and Beyond

Author: Mark Baimbridge

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-15

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1317172248

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This important book provides an analysis of the economic relationship between Britain and the EU and discusses the future direction in which this relationship might develop. It examines the historic and contemporary costs and benefits of EU membership, and assesses whether this has been a burden or a benefit for the British economy. In addition the authors assess current trends and developments, most notably in the area of participation in Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the consequences that this would have. Questions of fiscal federalism, the development of a minimum level of social policy for Europe, together with the likely impact on business and trade unions are also considered. The authors then discuss potential future scenarios, including a more flexible loose membership arrangement or complete withdrawal, and the affect that a range of options might have on the British economy.


Concurrent Objects and Beyond

Concurrent Objects and Beyond

Author: Gul Agha

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-09-09

Total Pages: 479

ISBN-13: 3662444712

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This Festschrift volume includes a collection of papers written in honor of the accomplishments of Professor Yonezawa on the occasion of his 65th birthday in 2012. With a few exceptions, the papers in this Festschrift were presented at an international symposium celebrating this occasion. Also included are reprints of two of Professor Yonezawa's most influential papers on the programming language ABCL. The volume is a testament strong and lasting impact Professor Yonezawa's research accomplishments as well as the inspiration he has been to colleagues and students alike.


Beyond Borders: The New Regionalism in Latin America

Beyond Borders: The New Regionalism in Latin America

Author: Inter-American Development Bank

Publisher: IDB

Published: 2002-10-10

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9781931003230

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Although regional integration initiatives have a long history in the world economy, these efforts have expanded significantly since the 1990s. In Latin America and the Caribbean, a wave of regional integration initiatives has included free trade areas, customs unions, and steps towards common markets. The emergence of this "new regionalism"of trade in which global and regional forces complement one another has been driven by such factors as the opening up of economies and structural reforms. This year's edition of Economic and Social Progress in Latin America explores the dimensions of integration, macroeconomic coordination, and the effects of regional integration on productivity, market access, foreign direct investment, infrastructure and income inequality. Topics include subregional integration schemes, the multilateral trade agenda launched in Doha, initiatives such as the Free Trade Area of the Americas, and interregional agreements with the European Union.