Books in the Routledge Studies in the European Economy series

The Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and the Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries have drastically restructured Europe's trade architecture towards the third world. This title examines the consequences of EPAs for development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

This important volume analyzes the spatial implications of the on-going integration-transition process, and examines key issues such as north-south and east-west divides, regional cooperation and cross-border dynamics.

This volume looks at the process of enlargment which the European Union is currently undertaking, focusing on both the economic and political dimensions of the subject. It examines how enlargment has evolved and looks at the roles and relations of the different participants.

This study provides a country by country overview of the legal regulations concerning employment protection and fixed-term employment in the twelve Member States of the European Union.

The book explores how, to what extent and with what consequences the international crisis of 2007-2008 and the recession which followed have affected European SMEs (small and medium enterprises) in both the well established market economies of the old member countries and in the post-transformation new member countries, and what can be done at the institutional and political level to uphold them.

This book explores the issue of fiscal federalism within the context of EU integration from theoretical, historical, policy and global perspectives.

Analyses 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. This book is suitable for advanced students and academics involved with European politics, the European Union, European Economics and Economic institutions.

In easily accessible language, this book analyses the impact of Economic and Monetary Union on Small and Medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe.

Combining theoretical and empirical analysis this book explores the core issues of fiscal federalism in the European context.

Brings together some of the agricultural economists in Europe to discuss pressing issues regarding the reform of the CAP, such as EU agricultural, trade and development policies, and the role of the WTO.

This book takes a comparative look at state intervention in labour markets in Britain and France during the 1950s and 1960s.

Europe's work force is subject to a dual convergence process: from the transnational spread of new management practices and from the political force of European Union. This text assesses both the convergent and divergent developments taking place at both pan-European and cross-national levels.

An appraisal of the turbulent development of the Spanish economy over the last fifty years and an evaluation of the current economic and social problems within an historical context.

This book assesses the reasons for the growing gap between the level of economic development in Ukraine and Poland. It examines the course of events and evaluates the effectiveness of the system transformations, both in the context of the economy as a whole, and in individual regions.

Almost 117 million passengers flew on Europe's low cost airlines in 2006. This statistic would have seemed beyond belief in the mid-1980s. This book examines the deregulation which has taken place since then and in particular looks at the single most important repercussion of the deregulation of Europe's skies - the rise of the low cost airline.

Focuses on the effects of the European integration process on the inter-regional division of labour in both western and Eastern European countries. This study shows economic integration as a relocation of resources across sectors and space.

Providing readers with a multi-faceted assessment of the implementation of fiscal policies in the euro zone and their macroeconomic effects five years after the inception of the euro, this book, international in perspective and scope, is a reference source for discussions in this area for both academics and policy makers.

Russia's transition to a market economy has been tortuous. However, this book argues that the arguments and counter-arguments that pitch shock therapy against gradualism are wide of the mark and quite pointless.

Discussing the process of liberalisation in the telecommunications sector in the EU and in a global context, this book highlights the connections between politics of regulation at global, national and regional levels.

Trade unions in the European Union face an increasingly hostile environment, conditioned by growing globalization and structural changes in the European economies. This book considers the responses unions have been developing.

This book charts the process of financial market reform in Central and Eastern Europe. Topics discussed will include the implications of future EU membership, and the strategies pursued by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

This book explores the prospects for the emergence of a distinctly European pattern in industrial relations, in which European-level organisations representing employers and trade unions gain in importance.

This edited collection focuses on the pace of financial integration in the EU with special emphasis on the new EU Member States and investigates their progress in comparison with 'old' EU countries. The book is the first of its kind to include and evaluate the effects of the global financial crisis on the process of EU financial integration.

Competitiveness has become a major issue in the European debate as differences in the competitive position of the member states are considered to be one of the main causes for the Euro-crisis and the macroeconomic imbalances within the Euro Area. However, there is still no consensus on the best way to measure competitiveness. This book provides an up to date analysis of the causes of European imbalances by comparing Germany and Italy, two key countries of the Eurozone.

The book presents state of the art research on womenΓÇÖs current position in European labour markets. It combines analysis of the latest trends in employment, occupational segregation, working time, unpaid work, social provisions (especially care provisions) and the impact of the financial crisis, with overall assessment of the actual impact of the European Employment Strategy and the specific impact of key policies, such as taxation and flexicurity.