Synopses & Reviews
Hansen's study examines how far European economic integration has come. Is it still more useful to view the European Union countries as a set of individual economies, or does it now make more sense to look at them as forming one larger economy? The book attempts to answer this question in a range of expert contributions dealing with all the major aspects of European economic integration, including trade, economic growth, demographics, labour markets, industrial structures, foreign direct investment, and monetary integration.
About the Author
Jorgen Drud Hansen is Jean Monnet Professor of Economics and Director of the Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence, University of Southern Denmark. He was previously Jean Monnet Professor of European Economics at Odense University and Robert Schumann Visiting Professor at Renmin University, Beijing, China
Table of Contents
1. Economic Integration in Europe: Setting the Stage,
Jorgen Drud Hansen and Philipp J. H. Schroeder2. European Demographics: Trends and Problems, Jorgen Drud Hansen
3. Labour Markets: Europe's Big Headache, Finn Olesen and Morten Skak
4. Economic Growth: Prospects and Challenges, Teit Luethje
5. Industrial Structures: Specialization, Efficiency, and Growth, Jorgen Drud Hansen and Jan Guldager Jorgensen
6. Trade: the Workhorse of Integration, Jan Guldager Joergensen, Teit Luethje, and Philipp J. H. Schroeder
7. Foreign Direct Investment: Flows and Motives, Jan Guldager Joergensen
8. Monetary Integration: Old Issues, New Solutions, Jorgen Drud Hansen and Finn Olesen
9. Eastern Enlargement: The New Challenge, Philipp J. H. Schroeder
10. Conclusion: From European Economies Towards a European Economy, Jorgen Drud Hansen and Finn Olesen