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The European Union : economics and policies / Ali M. El-Agraa, with invited edited contributions. - Ninth edition - xxvii, 489 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

The 1st-3rd eds. published as: The economics of the European Community / edited by Ali M. El-Agraa. 5th, 7th and 8th eds. published as: The European Union / edited by Ali M. El-Agraa. 6th ed. published as: The European Union / Ali M. El-Agraa.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-470) and indexes.

General introduction : the EU within the context of regional integration worldwide / Ali El-Agraa -- Pt. I: EU history, institutions, and legal dimension. A history of European integration and the evolution of the EU / Ali El-Agraa -- EU institutions / Ali El-Agraa -- The legal dimension in EU integration / Imelda Maher -- The EU economy : bare essentials / Ali El-Agraa -- Pt. II: EU market integration : theory and practice. The theory of economic integration / Ali El-Agraa -- The economics of the single market / Brian Ardy and Ali El-Agraa -- Factor mobility / David Mayes -- Measuring the economic impact of European integration / Ali El-Agraa -- Pt. III: EU monetary integration. The theory of monetary integration / Ali El-Agraa -- The development of EU economic and monetary integration / David Mayes and Ali El-Agraa -- The operation of EMU / David Mayes -- Pt. IV: The single European market : policy integration. Competition policy / Wolf Sauter -- Industrial and competitiveness policy : the Lisbon Strategy / Brian Ardy -- Tax harmonization / Brian Ardy and Ali El-Agraa -- Transport policy / Kenneth Button -- Energy policy and energy markets / Stephen Martin and Ali El-Agraa -- Environmental policy / Ian Barnes -- Pt. V: EU budget and structural policies. The general budget / Brian Ardy and Ali El-Agraa -- The Common Agricultural Policy / Ulrich Koester and Ali El-Agraa -- Common Fisheries Policy / Ali El-Agraa -- Regional policy / Harvey Armstrong -- Social policies : the employment dimension / Brian Ardy and Ali El-Agraa -- Pt. VI: EU external relations. External trade policy / Miriam Manchin and Ali El-Agraa -- The EU and the developing world / Ali El-Agraa -- Pt. VII: The future of the EU. The future of the EU / Ali El-Agraa.

Provides a comprehensive introd. to the economics and policies of the EU.

ISBN: 9781107007963 1107007968 9781107400115 (pbk.) 1107400112 (pbk.)

Standard No.: 40020090358

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB156179 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015804265 Uk

Subjects--Corporate Names:
European Economic Community.
European Union.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
European Union countries--Economic policy.
European Economic Community countries--Economic policy.

LC Class. No.: HC241.2 / .E296 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 337.142 / T