The Economics of International Integration

4th Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-415-14877-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 435 g

This new edition of the an established introduction to the economics of regional integration among nation states, has been completely revised to reflect the latest developments in the past decade and current policy initiatives. Features of the new edition include:

* revised and updated analysis of customs unions, free trade areas, common markets, fiscal integration and harmonisation, monetary integration and regional policy
* two entirely new chapters dealing with the 'new' economics of market integration and the role of transnational corporations
* analysis of influential initiatives in the European Community
* an assessment of the Single Market programme and the implications of enlargement into Eastern Europe
* a survey of the new initiatives for regionalism outside Europe, including NAFTA.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Robson, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Wirtschaftliche Globalisierung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationaler Handel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction 2 The theory of customs unions and free trade areas 3 Broadening the framework 4 Customs unions versus unilateral tariff reduction 5 The rationale for the integration of other economic policies 6 The theory of common markets 7 The new economics of market integration 8 Transnational corporations and regional integration 9 Fiscal integration 10 Fiscal harmonization 11 Monetary integration 12 Equity, cohesion and convergence: regional issues 13 Economic integration in a global perspective: experience and initiatives

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Robson is Honorary Professor of Economics in the University of St Andrews. He has held visiting professorships at the College of Europe and the Universities of Amsterdam and Clermont-Ferrand.