Synopses & Reviews
Bringing together the economics, politics, and history of the movement toward economic and monetary union (EMU), Stephen F. Overturf looks at such topics as the first significant attempt at EMU, the Werner report and its aftermath, the basis for and structure of the Delors report, and the development of the Maastricht Treaty and the crises that followed its signing. Revealing the underlying forces which have created and maintained the momentum toward EMU,
Money and European Union offers a longer term vision and core of thought around which the ideas and issues surrounding money and Europe can be truly understood.
Review
"[A] concise and timely work about the movement toward a common currency for Europe."
--Library Journal
Synopsis
Revealing the underlying forces which have created and maintained the momentum toward EMU,
Money and European Union offers a longer term vision and core of thought around which the ideas and issues surrounding money and Europe can be truly understood.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-300) and index.
About the Author
Stephen F. Overturf holds the Douglas W. Ferguson Chair in International Economics at Whittier College.
Table of Contents
Introduction * The Early Modern History of European Monetary Integration * Creation of the EMS * Development of the European Monetary System * Institutional Shift Toward Monetary Integration * The Delors Report * Movement Toward EMU * Maastricht Treaty * After Maastricht * Economics of Monetary Union * Political Theory and EMU * Money and European Union: Synopsis