Synopses & Reviews
Europe - Toward 2001 is the first comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the most important European policy issues and official proposals which will be examined at the European Union's (EU) 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC).
The author critically examines and makes his own proposals for long-term EU policies, notably Europe's International Competitive Position, Agriculture, Regional and Social Issues, an Economic and Monetary Union, as well as the Community's future enlargement and foreign policy and defense issues. In comparing the governmental and European institutional proposals for the IGC, Coffey observes a common thread and differences between the different partners. Consequently he sees the evolution of a loose European Confederation with a nucleus of countries at the centre integrating more swiftly than others.
This critical work is intended as a basic course book for university students and as an indispensable handbook for the educated layman and political and business leaders.
A special feature of the book is the collection of documents (contained in the appendices) consisting of the official governmental and European institutional proposals for the IGC.
Review
`Peter Coffey ... writes an interesting work ... critically examining and making his own proposals for long-term European Union policies.' European Library, 6876:248 (December 1996)
Review
`Peter Coffey ... writes an interesting work ... critically examining and making his own proposals for long-term European Union policies.'
European Library, 6876:248 (December 1996)
Synopsis
Europe - Toward 2001 is the first comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the most important European policy issues and official proposals which will be examined at the European Union's (EU) 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC). The author critically examines and makes his own proposals for long-term EU policies, notably Europe's International Competitive Position, Agriculture, Regional and Social Issues, an Economic and Monetary Union, as well as the Community's future enlargement and foreign policy and defense issues. In comparing the governmental and European institutional proposals for the IGC, Coffey observes a common thread and differences between the different partners. Consequently he sees the evolution of a loose European Confederation with a nucleus of countries at the centre integrating more swiftly than others. This critical work is intended as a basic course book for university students and as an indispensable handbook for the educated layman and political and business leaders. A special feature of the book is the collection of documents (contained in the appendices) consisting of the official governmental and European institutional proposals for the IGC.
About the Author
Peter Coffey, a British national was until recently, Head of the Economics section at the Europa Instituut, University of Amsterdam. Presently he is Holder of the recently created U.S. West Chair at the Graduate School at the College of St. Thomas, Minnesota, USA. He has published many works on European and international economic and monetary problems. Professor Coffey, who speaks seven languages, has lectured in most countries of the EC, as well as in many other parts of the world.
Table of Contents
Introduction. Part One: The Political and Institutional Dimension. 1. The Background to Institutional Reform. 2. The Regional Dimension. Part Two: The Economic Dimension. 3. Competition Versus Monopoly. 4. Reforming Agriculture. 5. Europe's Economic Position in the World. Part Three: An Economic and Monetary Union. 6. The Feasibility of an EMU. 7. Strategies for an EMU. Part Four: Justice, Rights of Citizens and Social Policy. 8. Justice in the Letter and the Spirit: Accessibility to the Courts. 9. The Schengen Agreement. 10. Migration. 11. Welfare and Worker Representation. Part Five: The Military Dimension. 12. Existing Military Arrangements. 13. Possible Future Military Options. Part Six: A Common Foreign Policy. 14. Present Foreign Policy Arrangements and Weapons. 15. Policies for Central and Eastern Europe. 16. A Unified or an