The economics of the European Union and the economies of Europe /
Larry Neal, Daniel Barbezat.
- xvii, 396 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Chronology of the European Union -- Map 1. The Per Capita Income Levels in Europe, 1992 -- Map 2. Europe: The EU Members, Non-members, Next Members, and the Rest -- The Economics of the European Union -- The European Union Today: What Lies Behind It? What Lies Ahead? -- European Economic Integration, 1945-1958: All Plans Lead Toward Rome -- The Customs Union: A Step Forward or a Step Backward? -- Creating a Single European Market: Goods, Services, Labor, Capital -- The Budget of the European Union: Accounting for Unity -- The Common Agricultural Policy: Economic Efficiency vs. Self-suffiency -- The European Monetary System: Deutsche Mark uber Alles -- External Trade Policies: The EU and the Rest of the World -- The Economies of Europe -- Germany: From Division to Reunification -- France: The Germans, the Colonies, the Provinces -- Italy: The Mezzogiorno, the Northern League, Scala Mobile, and la Dolce Vita -- Great Britain: Decolonization, Declining Regions, and the Thatcher Legacy -- Benelux and Denmark: Economic Unions, Decolonization, and the Perils of Openness -- Ireland, Greece, Portugal, and Spain: The First Outsiders Rejoin Europe -- Austria, Finland, and Sweden: Part of the Outer Circle Joins In -- Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Turkey: The Opt Outs and the Locked Out -- The Next Expansion: From the Mediterranean to the Black Sea to the Baltic -- Index. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pt. II. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.