Monetary Union

the European Union as a neo-liberal construction

This volume presents a radical reinterpretation of the European Community or Union as a neo-liberal construction. It was neo- liberal rather than classically liberal because it was designed and used as an external instrument to weaken the interventionist welfare state that protected working people and ...

EU enlargement and the environment

institutional change and environmental policy in Central and Eastern Europe

This volume focuses attention on key environmental and institutional changes associated with eastern expansion of the European Union, assessing and challenging prevailing views about the outcomes and processes of this historic development. Looking at four central themes - capacity changes and limitations, the EU's mixed ...

The principles of mutual recognition in the european integration process

Mutual Recognition (MR) implies that each Member State is free to use the standards for production it prefers but cannot inhibit the import from other Member States lawfully using other standards, unless justified by emergency reasons. The home country rule then prevails on the host ...

The European Union and the regulation of media market

National broadcasting and press regulation is undergoing a process of convergence in Europe. This book explains how this process has been shaped by the actions of the European Union (EU) institutions. Alison Harcourt observes that whilst communications is one of the EU?s most successful ...

La Constitución Europea

manual de instrucciones

Por primera vez en España, aparece un libro que explica el contenido de la Constitución Europea "para todos los públicos".Este Manual aspira a acercarla a los lectores de una manera sencilla,clara y concisa. Una Constitución es un texto vivo que debe permitir a ...

Mi Europa

dos ensayos sobre la llamada Europa Central

Estos dos ensayos, escritos cada uno por un destacado y singular joven escritor «periférico» (Andrujovich es ucraniano y Stasiuk, polaco) son expresión del anhelo de equilibrio de fuerzas entre un Oeste, promesa de dudoso bienestar, y un Este resignado por un pasado que ha abierto ...

El comercio de productos agrícolas entre la Unión Europea y Marruecos

régimen jurídico

Esta obra tiene como marco general las relaciones exteriores de la Unión Europa, campo minado de problemas jurídicos y por tanto, muy adecuado para realizar sobre él investigaciones desde el mundo del Derecho. La autora ha realizado un solvente análisis del régimen jurídico del comercio ...

La constitución destituyente de Europa

razones para otro debate constitucional

Invasiones, alianzas y revoluciones han ido forjando una peculiar forma de convivencia en Europa. El espanto de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, unido a los avances sociales, alumbra un proyecto de cooperación entre Estados que ya supera el medio siglo. Los primeros pasos fraguan en el ...

La relaciones de la UE con sus vecinos mediterráneos

entre la frustración y la esperanza

El Mediterráneo muestra una preocupante imagen de inestabilidad y escaso desarrollo, con brechas crecientes entre ambas orillas. A los factores estructurales ya conocidos, con el conflicto árabe-israelí a la cabeza, se unen la inseguridad generada por la ilegal campaña militar contra Iraq y la amenaza ...

International monetary policy after the Euro

This fascinating book, a dialogue by leading economists, offers an extensive review of the impact of the introduction of the Euro on the international monetary system. The authors dissect the impact of the euro on living standards in developed and developing countries, the growth of ...

Public expenditure control in Europe

coordinating audit functions in the European Union

Technological change plays a crucial role in realizing energy efficiency improvements and, therefore, in ameliorating the conflict between economic growth and environmental quality. However, the diffusion of new technologies can prove a costly and lengthy process, meaning that many firms do not invest in best-practice ...

CE marking, product standards and World Trade

CE Marking, the European system of mandatory product safety standards, has created major obstacles for US exporters to the European Union (EU). CE Marking, Product Standards and World Trade is one of the first books to analyze the nature and dynamics of this major non-tariff ...

The economics of european integration

limits and prospects

It is of paramount importance that European firms, investors and countries, take into consideration the implications, changes and opportunities of European integration in their decision-making processes. This is reinforced by the fact that the EU has been continuously evolving and enlarging. This textbook is one ...

The european social model

modernisation or evolution?

This timely book explores the development of the European Social Model and questions whether the relatively high level of social protection provided, both in terms of social welfare provision and in the creation of workers# rights and employment regulation, is sustainable. Contents: Preface 1. The ...

The economics of european integration

limits and prospects

It is of paramount importance that European firms, investors and countries, take into consideration the implications, changes and opportunities of European integration in their decision-making processes. This is reinforced by the fact that the EU has been continuously evolving and enlarging. This textbook is one ...

Logros, iniciativas y retos institucionales y económicos

la Unión Europea del siglo XXI

Esta obra analiza, por un lado, algunos de los logros institucionales y económicos más recientes de la Unión Europea: la arquitectura institucional, la toma de decisiones, la justicia, el desarrollo rural, la autonomía financiera o las finanzas comunitarias y, por otro lado, examina las actuales ...

Varieties of capitalism and europeanization

national response strategies to the single european market

Drawing on detailed case studies of ten European countries, this volume bridges the gap between the rapidly unfolding scholarly debate on Europeanization and varieties of capitalism. It argues that both strongly neocorporatist systems of political-economic governance and statist systems are capable of creating swift, comprehensive ...

Desigualdad, polarización y movilidad regional en la Unión Europea

INDICE: 1. Introducción 2. El marco de referencia:disparidades espaciales.crecimiento económico y convergencia 3. Desigualdad regional 4. Polarización regional 5. Movilidad regional 6. La distribución espacial de la actividad económica 7. Conclusiones Bibliografía

Por una Europa política, social y ecológica

20 años y 100 artículos

En un paisaje de violencia unánime y celebrada, de permanentes enfrentamientos bélicos, de saqueo del planeta y de enriquecimiento y hedonismo sin límites, la razón de ser de la Unión Europea no puede ser aumentar el comercio mundial y asegurar una competitividad sin barreras, sino ...

European welfare states

comparative perspectives

"European Welfare States" is a timely textbook that offers a comprehensive but accessible overview of issues concerning European welfare states. It brings together a discussion of the theories and techniques of comparative policy analysis and a description of current developments in selected welfare state regimes ...