The Economic Integration of Europe
The clearest and most up-to-date account of the achievements--and setbacks--of the European Union since 1945.Europe has been transformed since the Second World War. No longer a checkerboard of…
Specifikacia The Economic Integration of Europe
The clearest and most up-to-date account of the achievements--and setbacks--of the European Union since 1945.Europe has been transformed since the Second World War. No longer a checkerboard of entirely sovereign states, the continent has become the largest single-market area in the world, with most of its members ceding certain economic and political powers to the central government of the European Union. This shift is the product of world-historical change, but the process is not well understood. The changes came in fits and starts. There was no single blueprint for reform; rather, the EU is the result of endless political turmoil and dazzling bureaucratic gymnastics. As Brexit demonstrates, there are occasional steps backward, too. Cutting through the complexity, Richard Pomfret presents a uniquely clear and comprehensive analysis of an incredible achievement in