Political Economy Of European Integration Research Articles

The political economy of European integration is alive and well

The political economy of European integration is alive and well

Responding to Socioeconomic Diversity in the European Union (and to Steven Klein’s Essay) with Democracy-Enhancing Conflicts Law

Responding to Socioeconomic Diversity in the European Union (and to Steven Klein’s Essay) with Democracy-Enhancing Conflicts Law

The Political Economy of European Integration

This paper discusses the process of European institutional integration from a political-economy perspective, linking the long-standing political debate on the nature of the European project to the recent economic literature on political integration and disintegration. First, we introduce the fundamental trade-off between economies of scale associated with larger political unions and the costs from sharing public goods and policies among more heterogeneous populations, and examine the implications of the trade-off for European integration. Second, we describe the two main political theories of European integration - intergovernmentalism and functionalism - and argue that both theories capture important aspects of European integration, but that neither view provides a complete and realistic interpretation of the process. Finally, we critically discuss the actual process of European institutional integration and its limits, from its beginnings after World War II to the current crisis.

The Political Economy of European Integration: Theory and Analysis – Edited by Erik Jones and Amy Verdun

The Political Economy of European Integration: Theory and Analysis – Edited by Erik Jones and Amy Verdun

The Politics of Europe: Monetary Union and Class

Assessments of the politics of European integration in general, and monetary union in particular, are many. In fact, the study of the European Union has become an academic growth industry. This book does not add just another publication. Its theoretical focus and practical perspective are specific. The volume provides a critique of the political economy of European integration. The aim is not just to supply an alternative approach to the study of the politics of Europe but also to contribute to a renewal of Marxist critique of the politics of European integration.1

The Political Economy of European Integration

The Political Economy of European Integration

Creating a pan-European equity market: the origins of EASDAQ

The creation of a pan-European stock market (EASDAQ) aimed at the entrepreneurial, high-growth company sector is a significant capital market and institutional innovation in Europe. Despite its similarity to the American NASDAQ market, EASDAQ (which began trading in late 1996) is not the outcome of a causal story about institutional convergence, driven by efficiency pressures that accompany the 'globalization' of finance. Nor is it a result of convergence around an emerging hegemony of ideas proselytized by private and public financial institutions. Rather, EASDAQ is primarily a political innovation, deeply embedded in the political economy of European integration, with the European Commission as the prime mover. We stress the creative and catalytic role of the European Commission in driving institutional innovation that has now set off a much broader wave of change in European finance.

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: European Union Common Foreign Policy: From EPC to CFSP Joint Action and South Africa, by M. Holland Monitoring Association and Beyond. The European Union and the Visegrád States, edited by B. Lippert and H. Schneider Continuity and Change in Contemporary Europe, by C. H. Church and G. Hendriks The State of the European Union Vol. 3: Building a European Polity? edited by C. Rhodes and S. Mazey, 1995Collected Courses of the Academy of European Law 1992: European Communiry Law, Volume III Book I Social Policy in the European Union, by Linda Hantrais European Security. An Introduction to Security Issues in Post‐Cold War Europe, by A. M. Dorman and A. Treacher The Political Economy of European Integration, edited by F. Laursen

The Political Economy of European Integration, by Paolo Guerrieri and Pier Carlo Padoan

The Political Economy of European Integration, <i>by Paolo Guerrieri and Pier Carlo Padoan</i>

The Political economy of European integration: states, markets and institutions

This volume brings together leading contributors from North America and Europe to examine a key number of aspects of the economic integration process in Europe. It focuses on macroeconomic policy coordination, financial integration and analyzing the record of the European Monetary System. The book utilizes an 'international political economy' approach, a rising discipline which combines elements of economics and political science. Thus the approach views the process of European integration as the result of interaction between national economic policies and international regimes.

The political economy of European integration: From euro‐sclerosis to euro‐corporatism

The paper analyzes the evolution of coalitions over the early 1980's between business interests, government authorities in the larger industrialized countries and European institutions, notably the Commission, to promote policies aimed at securing a European comparative advantage in oligopolistic industries. Strategic gains for such firms are derived through the exploitation of economies of scale associated with expansion of production and reduction in average unit costs. The creation of the Internal Market is a prerequisite for the success of strategic trade policies since enlargement and integration of the home market gives firms a better base for oligopolistic competition internationally.