1st Edition

Economic Divergence in the European Community

Edited By Michael Hodges, William Wallace Copyright 1981
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

Economic Divergence in the European Community (1981) looks at the widening differences between the economies of the member states of the European Community. The economic designers of the common market had confidently assumed that the removal of trade barriers would bring about a natural convergence among national economies, and an acceleration in the pace of economic growth. This book closely... Read more

1. Liberty, Equality, Divergency: the Legacy of the Treaty of Rome? Michael Hodges  2. Economic Divergence in the European Community: A Survey of the Evidence E.C. Hallett  3. Industrial Development and Economic Divergence Daniel T. Jones  4. Industrial Adjustment: the Community Dimension Stephen Woolcock  5. How to Prevent the EC Budget Reinforcing Divergence: A British View Geoffrey Denton  6. EMS: Cul-de-Sac or Signpost on the Road to EMU? Jocelyn Statler  7. Regional Divergence and Policy in the Community, with Special Reference to Enlargement Geoffrey Denton  8. Economic Divergence and Enlargement Loukas Tsoukalis  9. Convergence at the Core? The Franco-German Relationship and its Implications for the Community Jonathan Story  10. Integrating Divergent Economies: the Extranational Method John Pinder  11. Conclusions William Wallace

Biography

Michael Hodges and William Wallace for the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House