European Political Economy

Author : Philip B. Whyman,Mark J. Baimbridge,Andrew Mullen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136286209

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The Political Economy of the European Social Model by Philip B. Whyman,Mark J. Baimbridge,Andrew Mullen Pdf

This book seeks to analyse the development of the European Union (EU), which was founded upon the principle of the free movement of capital, goods, services and people in 1957. Its central thesis is that, from a practical and theoretical point of view, such a basis is fundamentally at odds with the creation of an interventionist regime that the construction of a social Europe would require. The authors argue convincingly that - economically: the EU does not currently possess the budget or the economic tools to pursue such a strategy; politically: close to none of the institutions of the EU have backed such a policy; practically: conservative and neo-liberal forces (among member states and the institutions of the EU) have repeatedly thwarted any moves in this direction. In reality, the Single Internal Market, Economic and Monetary Union, enlargement, the Lisbon Agenda and European Constitution projects all prioritise supply-side measures and expanding the scope of the market rather than the boosting of demand and other economic intervention. Consequently, constructing a social Europe in the face of this would appear problematic. Hence, in both theory and practice, the idea that there can be a social Europe vis-à-vis neoliberalisation is a contradiction in terms. This controversial book will be an educating and refreshing read for advanced students and academics involved with European politics, the European Union, European Economics and Economic instititutions.

Author : Konstantinos Hazakis
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498560061

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European Union Political Economy by Konstantinos Hazakis Pdf

The European political economy: policy and theory, provides students, researchers and policy makers with a profound understanding of the theory and policy of the EU. The book covers in a comprehensive way the key issue areas of the European Union activity and it includes an analysis of all the important current developments in Europe such as the Brexit, the European Union sovereign debt crisis, the European economic governance problems and the macroeconomic adjustment challenges within Eurozone. The book also includes critical resources for readers and students such as review questions, appendixes, references and further reading lists. More specifically, the textbook explains thoroughly the institutional, economic and policy characteristics of the fundamental issue areas of European economy. It outlines the institutions and mechanisms of European union/Eurozone, the common agricultural, regional and trade policies, the impact of the single market and the single currency on European economy, the enlargement process and the key questions on the European macroeconomic adjustment process. In each chapter the book explains not only what is taking place in European economy but also which the feasible options of the European policy agenda are. The textbook enables readers to apply conceptual and theoretical knowledge to economic and political processes of European integration.

Author : Jakub M. Godzimirski
Publisher : Springer
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319933603

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New Political Economy of Energy in Europe by Jakub M. Godzimirski Pdf

This edited collection details and analyses the dramatic changes that the international political economy of energy has undergone in the past decade. This change began with the increasing assertiveness of Russia when the oil price rose above the $100 mark in 2008. This, combined with the rise of shale oil and gas, made the USA all but self-sufficient in terms of fossil fuels. The collapse of the oil price in 2014-15, Saudi Arabia’s new strategy of defending its market share and the increasingly tense and controversial relationship between the West and Russia all worked to further strengthen the geopolitical dimension of energy in Europe. The global result is a world in which geopolitics play a bigger part than ever before; the central question the authors of this volume grapple with is how the EU – and European small states – can deal with this. Chapter 4 of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com

Author : Hardy Hanappi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000451474

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Political Economy of Europe by Hardy Hanappi Pdf

The development of European unification has reached a critical stage. Despite 75 years of peace, increases in welfare, and growth since World War 2, there is now a growing scepticism of the European agenda from various quarters, most notably embodied in the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union. To fully understand the dynamics at work, this book presents an introduction to the development of the political economy of Europe from 1900 to 2020. The first part of the book provides an overview of European economic and political history from 1900 to the present. It is clear from this history that Europe’s population, and most notably its leaders, have been deeply influenced by ideology during this time. This sets the context for the second part of the book, which takes a closer look at some major paradigms framing European dynamics: (1) the market-oriented paradigm, (2) Marx’s paradigm, and (3) the fascist paradigm. In this part, the essential core of each of these paradigms is presented and critiqued. In the third part, the current bottlenecks of European evolution (the migration crisis, Brexit, rise of new Fascism, the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic) are investigated in the light of a possible emergence of a new scientific paradigm. Europe’s role in the global division of labour – its possibility to serve as a role model for the advantages of democratically governing a highly diverse set of populations – is also explained. This book is an ideal text for students undertaking courses on the political economy of Europe in either economics or politics departments.

Author : Riccardo Fiorentini,Guido Montani
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317662709

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The European Union and Supranational Political Economy by Riccardo Fiorentini,Guido Montani Pdf

The financial crisis – originated in 2008 in the United States – had a dramatic impact on the world economy. The European Union was immediately involved, but its reaction to the crisis was clearly inadequate. The misgovernment of the European economy not only put at risk the European Monetary Union, but it also caused further hindrances to the recovery of the global economy. The global financial turmoil shook deep-rooted beliefs. The doctrine of international neo-liberalism is more and more criticized. Nevertheless, the critics of neo-liberalism focus their attention on the relationship between the state and the market, as if the nation states, with their international organisations, have enough power for an effective global governance of the world economy. The model of European supranational integration, though seriously imperfect, can suggest some new way out from the crisis – even at the world level – based on a new relationship between the supranational government of the Union and the market. In this book, several academic disciplines are involved: international economics, international political economy, international law, international relations, political theory and democratic theory. Adopting such a multidisciplinary theoretical perspective, the volume tries to answer the following question: Is a more supranational Europe able to provide a better government of the EMU? Does this reform involve more European democracy?

Author : Leila Simona Talani
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000152142

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European Political Economy by Leila Simona Talani Pdf

As with the previous version (Ashgate 2004), this second edition is divided, for didactic purposes, into two parts. The first part provides an overview of political science approaches to European political economy, both mainstream and critical ones. As such, it contributes directly to the current debate among scholars of political science and international political economy concerning the nature of the process of European integration. The second part provides alternative explanations of some European economic policy events - the ECB, banking regulation, fiscal co-ordination, the crisis of the euro-zone, social policy and unemployment - allowing the reader to assess the explanatory value of competing approaches.

Author : Kaija Schilde
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107198432

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The Political Economy of European Security by Kaija Schilde Pdf

Looks at how EU political institutions in security and defense have developed through the political economy of interest group intermediation.

Author : Arlo Poletti,Daniela Sicurelli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319788647

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The Political Economy of Normative Trade Power Europe by Arlo Poletti,Daniela Sicurelli Pdf

This book critically engages with a long tradition of scholarly work that conceives of the European Union as a peculiar international actor that pursues a value-based, normatively oriented and development-friendly agenda in its relations with international partners. The EU is a pivotal player in international trade relations, holding formidable power in trade but also exercising substantial power through trade. Trade policy therefore represents a strategic field for the EU to shape its image as a healthy economy and a global power. In this field, the EU has declared a twofold ambitious goal, namely that of fostering economic growth in Europe while, at the same time, promoting development and growth abroad, both in developed and developing countries. In other words, the EU aims to increase its competitiveness in world trade while acting as an ethical and normative power. Here, Poletti and Sicurelli explore the tension between these two roles.

Author : Christine Trampusch,André Mach
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136815027

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Switzerland in Europe by Christine Trampusch,André Mach Pdf

The book provides the first systematic overview of Swiss political economy in comparative perspective. It provides an analysis of major socio-economic institutions, economic actors, economic and social policies, and political institutions and their recent changes.

Author : Agnes Gagyi,Ondřej Slačálek
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030789152

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The Political Economy of Eastern Europe 30 years into the ‘Transition’ by Agnes Gagyi,Ondřej Slačálek Pdf

Author : Krisztina Arató,Boglarka Koller,Anita Pelle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429537004

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The Political Economy of the Eurozone in Central and Eastern Europe by Krisztina Arató,Boglarka Koller,Anita Pelle Pdf

The idea for this volume came from the enigma that some Central and Eastern European (CEE) European Union (EU) member states have been keen to join the Eurozone while others have shown persistent reluctance. Moreover, the attitudes towards joining have seemingly not correlated with either the level of economic development or the time spent as part of the EU, nor with any other rational reason such as the level of integration into the EU real economy, or the level of trust in the EU on the part of the public. Therefore, at first sight, the answer to the question ‘why in, why out?’ remains rather unclear. The attractiveness of the currency union has nevertheless not disappeared for the CEE countries. Despite the Eurozone crisis of 2010–13, it was during that time that the Baltic states introduced the euro. Then, after a few years of inactivity, Croatia and Bulgaria successfully applied for membership of the exchange rate mechanism in July 2020, amid the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. At the same time, the three Visegrad countries still using their national currencies – Poland, Czechia and Hungary – no longer have a target date to join the monetary union. This volume aims to discuss these issues from horizontal aspects and through country studies, with contributions from expert authors from, or closely related to, the CEE region.

Author : Rainer Eising
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134038961

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The Political Economy of State-Business Relations in Europe by Rainer Eising Pdf

The book analyses how business interest organizations responded to the challenge of European integration and delivers important insights into major characteristics of EU governance and policy-making.

Author : Erik Jones,Amy Verdun
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415340632

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The Political Economy of European Integration by Erik Jones,Amy Verdun Pdf

This book provides an accessible introduction to diverse political economy perspectives on different aspects of European integration. It presents a critical appraisal of how scholars in the EU and US use theory to understand European integration.

Author : Hana Lipovská
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000061499

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The Political Economy of Independence in Europe by Hana Lipovská Pdf

This book examines secessionism, separatism, and calls for independence in the European Union in recent history and within an economic context. It contributes to the deeper understanding of factors influencing the individual decision-making processes around secession, using economic analysis to answer a set of simple questions about who the secessionists are, what they really want, what their incentives are, and why it is easier to declare their secessionist tendencies than to vote for secession. This a highly topical theme, given the secessionist referenda in Catalonia, Scotland, Ukraine, Kosovo, and the United Kingdom, and this book offers a unique contribution to the debate. It is based on an exclusive survey carried out among members of the pro-independence parties and movements across 17 European countries and 56 European regions. It uses the instruments of the Political Economy of Conflict to reveal the importance of romantic and economic factors influencing the drive towards secession. Secessions have been regarded as a purely romantic phenomenon that cannot be rationalised, whereas this book connects the sensibility of romantic factors such as language, religion or ethnicity with the sense of economic factors through its rational, economic approach. Furthermore, it applies the standard methodology of microeconomic analysis to discover the impact of individual pro-secessionist factors. An integral part of the text presents a brief historic overview, uncovering the lesser-known path dependency. The book will find an audience among researchers, scholars, and students of economics and political science, as well as policy-makers and professionals engaged with a secessionist agenda.

Author : Vivien A. Schmidt,Mark Thatcher
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107435698

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Resilient Liberalism in Europe's Political Economy by Vivien A. Schmidt,Mark Thatcher Pdf

Why have neo-liberal economic ideas been so resilient since the 1980s, despite major intellectual challenges, crippling financial and political crises, and failure to deliver on their promises? Why do they repeatedly return, not only to survive but to thrive? This groundbreaking book proposes five lines of analysis to explain the dynamics of both continuity and change in neo-liberal ideas: the flexibility of neo-liberalism's core principles; the gaps between neo-liberal rhetoric and reality; the strength of neo-liberal discourse in debates; the power of interests in the strategic use of ideas; and the force of institutions in the embedding of neo-liberal ideas. The book's highly distinguished group of authors shows how these possible explanations apply across the most important domains - fiscal policy, the role of the state, welfare and labour markets, regulation of competition and financial markets, management of the Euro, and corporate governance - in the European Union and across European countries.