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Uniting Europe : an introduction to the European Union /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Oudenaren, John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2005]
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Europe today (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)
Subjects:
Post-communism.
Europe > Economic integration.
Europe > Politics and government.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : peace, prosperity, and the challenges of European integration
  • Stages of development : from common market to constitution
  • The institutions and laws of the European Union
  • The single market : from customs union to 1992 and beyond
  • Common policies : a mixed picture
  • Economic and monetary union : the euro and the eurosystem
  • The citizen's Europe : an area of freedom, security, and justice
  • Europe as a global actor : trade and finance
  • Europe as a global actor : foreign policy and defense
  • Enlargement
  • The United States and the EU : partners or rivals?
  • Conclusions : the EU, the citizen, and Europe's place in the world.