The Economics of the European Union Policy and Analysis

The Economics of the European Union draws on a wide range of expert contributors to provide an in-depth analysis of the European Union. The topics covered include the operation of the Common Agricultural Policy, the functioning of European Monetary Union, the operation of the EU's competition policy, and the EU's foreign aid, technology, and environment policies. Also included are analyses of social policies in the EU countries, the economics of enlargement, and Europe's unemployment problem. Trade and integration theory are presented in a succinct form and there is a clear guide to the increasingly complex area of fiscal policy in Europe.