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Book Synopsis"The United States of Europe" considers the post-WWII transition of Europe from a diverse and disparate continent to the economically integrated European Union of today. Initiated by the Benelux Customs Union, and later the European Coal and Steel Cooperation, the six-member European Economic Community was formed in 1957, becoming the EC in 1967, and finally the EU in 1992. This process of Europeanization reached its zenith in 1987 with the approval of the Single European act, creating a single market economy. This was followed in 1993 by the Maastricht Treaty, defining the intra-EU macro- and micro-economic parameters. The inauguration of a single common currency, the euro, on 1st January 1999 was a further innovative step, a process that has enabled the EU-27 to enjoy a competitive share of the world GDP and trade.
Table of ContentsDedication. Acknowledgments. INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES. Preface. List of Figures. List of Tables. Chapter 1 The Paradigm of a Continental Economy. Chapter 2 The European Union – An Economic Overview: A Paradigm of Unity in Diversity. Chapter 3 Historical Progression of the EU. Chapter 4 The Theory of Supranational Macroeconomics. Chapter 5 The Euro and the European Central Bank (ECB): Theory of Optimum Currency Area Revisited. Chapter 6 The Constitution for Europe: The Treaty of Lisbon. Chapter 7 The EU and the USA. Chapter 8 The EU: A Learning Model. Chapter 9 Challenges Ahead – Can Europe be Saved?. Chapter 10 The European Union: Search for Options. References. Subject Index. The United States of Europe: European Union and the Euro Revolution, Revised Edition. Contributions to Economic Analysis. The United States of Europe: European Union and the Euro Revolution, Revised Edition. Copyright page.
