This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the growing financial power of the European Union in a lively and accessible form. It examines how the budget is used to enhance the internal cohesion of the Union and its growing external commitments. Considerable attention is paid to lesser known aspects of EU finances such as the work of the EIB and the Court of Auditors. The management of EU finances is a central focus of this book. The book concludes with an assessment of the future prospects of the budget.

The Finances of the European Union

Business & Money

Laffan, Brigid

Economics

Palgrave HE UK

This is a general text on the relationship between the EU and its member states; it complements the volumes on each of the main individual states (Germany, France, UK, Spain, Italy) by providing a more systematic assessment of the nature and impact of membership and coverage of the other member states.

The European Union and Its Member States

History

Europe

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

How will the institutions of Western Europe cope with the massive shift in the political and economic balance which will follow the collapse of communism? Although they may strive towards integration and cooperation, national interests may lead to political fragmentation. Integration and Co-operation in Europe examines the process of integration in Europe, and places this theme in its political, social, and economic context. During the post-war period, a number of institutions and structures were created to foster political, social, and economic cooperation and integration in Western Europe. With the end of the cold war, the political and economic conditions which shaped these organizations have undergone massive transformation. In this timely and informative study, Brigid Laffan explains the evolution and extent of European integration, analyzing the effectiveness of collaboration in areas ranging from industrial development to international relations. She considers the particular problems which are likely to result for the existing organizations in the face of new political demands from the East.

Integration and Co-operation in Europe (The Routledge/University Association for Contemporary European Studies Series)

Routledge

Integration and Co-operation in Europe (Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies)

An ideal introductory text for students studying the EU. The evolution and extent of European integration in areas ranging from industrial development to international relations is explained.

Europe's Experimental Union challenges conventional writings on European integration by situating the analysis of the EU in the context of changing patterns of political and economic order. The authors conclude that the union is not evolving towards a federal superstate, but rather, is an arena of deep economic integration governed by a prismatic polity characterised by innovation, experimentation, pragmatism, decentralisation and devolution. Although it may seem unsettleed, this book reveals that in fact the experimental nature of the EU enablwes it to respond to multiple agendas and Europe's diversity in a flexible manner.

Europe's Experimental Union: Rethinking Integration

SMITH, MICHAEL

O'Donnell, Rory

Integration and Co-Operation in Europe

An ideal introductory text for students studying the EU, International politics and organisations, or economics: Laffan clearly explains the evolution and extent of European integration in areas ranging from industrial development to international relations and considers the problems that new political and economic demands from the East may raise.

International

Recent times have witnessed a dramatic turn around in Ireland's fortunes. From being a poor and peripheral state, it has emerged as a prosperous, dynamic and self-assured player among the nations of Europe. For many, the Irish experience provides a model of the potential rewards of European integration. But, just how far are changes in Irish society the result of EU membership? What difference has the EU made to Ireland and, for that matter, Ireland to the EU?This major new study of Irish-European relations provides a rich account of Ireland's membership of the EU and the impact of the EU on the institutions, policy and economy of Ireland It will be read with benefit by all who want to further understand what Europe means for Ireland and those wanting to learn from Ireland's experience in a comparative context.

Ireland and the European Union (The European Union Series, 108)

O'Mahony, Jane

Red Globe Press

Ireland's membership in the European Union has coincided with its transformation from a peripheral poor state into a dynamic economy with a level of wealth in line with the union's core states. This has led to great interest in the Irish model among other poorer, small state members of the EU--especially those in the 2004 accession round. In this major new assessment, Brigid Laffan and Jane O'Mahony provide a systematic analysis of the impact of the EU on Ireland and Ireland's impact on the EU.

Ireland and the European Union (The European Union Series, 131)

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The Finances of the European Union

The European Union and Its Member States

Integration and Co-operation in Europe (The Routledge/University Association for Contemporary European Studies Series)

Integration and Co-operation in Europe (Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies)

Europe's Experimental Union: Rethinking Integration

Europe's Experimental Union: Rethinking Integration

Integration and Co-Operation in Europe

Integration and Co-operation in Europe (Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies)

Ireland and the European Union (The European Union Series, 108)

Ireland and the European Union (The European Union Series, 131)