Governing the European Economy

by Grahame Thompson

• ISBN13: 9780761954637
• ISBN10: 0761954635
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-12
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Summary

This is the first text to accessibly introduce, map and explain the nature of the European economic space and its importance to the development of the future shape of Europe.It will enable students to: understand what is meant by the 'economy' and assess the nature and role of 'governance' in a European economic context; review the economic history of the EU and the key economic relationships of the EU and member states; distinguish between both de facto (private) and de jure (public) integrative and disintegrative processes; examine competing ideas of a European 'regulatory order', 'market system' or set of 'self-organizing networks' to capture the characteristics of the contemporary European economy; and consider questions raised by technological innovation and the environment to locate Europe within the changes and trends in the international and global political economy.Governing the European Economy will be an essential text for all students of European economic integration and the EU across politics and international studies, economics, geography, sociology and European studies.

Table of Contents

Governing the European Economy - Grahame Thompson

A Framework for Analysis

The Development of the European Union and the European Economy - Valerio Lintner

Governing European Corporate Life - Mike Moran

Governing the European Macroeconomy - Graham Dawson

`Social Europe' and the Governance of Labour Relations - John Grahl

Governing European Technology and Innovation - Roberto Simonetti

Environmental Governance in the EU - Susan Baker

Governing the EU Economy as a Whole - Christopher M Dent

The EU and International Economic Goverance - Simon Bromley

Governing the European Economy - Grahame Thompson

Reviewing the Issues