Euros and Europeans - Monetary Integration and the European Model of Society (Paperback, New)

Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is one of the most important developments in modern European politics. Building on two decades of monetary integration it transfers monetary policy, a core function of the modern state, to an independent European Central Bank (ECB) and limits member states' fiscal policy discretion. The ECB insists that growth and employment depend on 'flexibilizing' Europe's labor markets through deep reforms of the social policies and employment relations which comprise the 'European social model'. Member states retain authority over these areas at the heart of national politics, but how will EMU affect the domestic politics of institutional change? Will EMU reinforce de-regulation and retrenchment or will it facilitate reforms that maintain the protections against economic insecurity, inequality, and unilateral employer power the European model has provided? To address these questions, a transatlantic team of leading experts analyzes the evolving tensions between monetary integration and national social policies.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2004
First published:	2004
Editors:	Andrew Martin (Professor) • George Ross
Dimensions:	229 x 153 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	398
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-54363-7
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Macroeconomics > Monetary economics Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > EU & European institutions
LSN:	0-521-54363-0
Barcode:	9780521543637

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