The Euro European Integration Theory and Economic and Monetary Union

by Verdun, Amy; Chandler, William M.; Croci, Osvaldo; Crowley, Patrick M.; Dyson, Kenneth; Elman, R. Amy; Howarth, David; Jones, Erik; Loedel, Peter H.; Picci, Lucio; Esch, F. A.W.J.; Wolf, Dieter; Wylie, Lloy

• ISBN13: 9780742518841
• ISBN10: 0742518841
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-11
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

With euro banknotes and coins starting to circulate as of January 2002, this timely book comes at a crucial juncture for the European Union. Exploring the origins of and progress toward the introduction of the euro, the contributors focus on the importance of economic and monetary union (EMU) as part of the larger process of European integration. Thus, chapters consider the value and limits of a range of theoretical approaches for understanding economic and monetary integration, the pros and cons of EMU's institutional design, and country-specific experiences. With an international group of leading scholars representing a range of disciplines, this book offers a broad perspective on the dynamics of EMU.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	ix
List of Abbreviations	xi
Acknowledgements	xiii
Introduction: European Integration, Theories, and Global Change	1	(8)
Amy Verdun
I The Explanatory Power of Integration Theories: Examining Economic and Monetary Union
Merging Neofunctionalism and Intergovernmentalism: Lessons from EMU	9	(20)
Amy Verdun
Neofunctionalism and Intergovernmentalism Amalgamated: The Case of EMU	29	(22)
Dieter Wolf
Why States Want EMU: Developing a Theory on National Preferences	51	(18)
F. A. W. J. van Esch
II Theorising Monetary Integration: Ideas and Identities
EMU: A Neoliberal Construction	69	(22)
Lloy Wylie
EMU as Europeanisation: Convergence, Diversity, and Contingency	91	(18)
Kenneth Dyson
The Gendered Limitations of European Citizenship and Monetary Integration	109	(16)
R. Amy Elman
III Institutions and Accountability
Multilevel Governance and the Independence of the European Central Bank	125	(20)
Peter H. Loedel
Macroeconomic Preferences and Europe's Democratic Deficit	145	(20)
Erik Jones
The Shape of Things to Come: The EU's Post-EMU Institutional Architecture	165	(14)
Patrick M. Crowley
IV Country Studies
EMU, Integration Theories, and the Annoying Complexities of French Policy-making	179	(22)
David Howarth
German Influence in Shaping EMU: Still a Tamed Power?	201	(14)
William M. Chandler
European Monetary Integration and Integration Theory: Insights from the Italian Case	215	(26)
Osvaldo Croci
Lucio Picci
Conclusion
Conclusion: Lessons from EMU for Theorising European Integration	241	(8)
Amy Verdun
Lloy Wylie
References	249	(22)
Index	271	(8)
About the Contributors	279