The most lucid, clearly argued, and theoretically sophisticated political science treatment I have ever seen on EMU. The Politics of Economic and Monetary Union will no doubt become a definitive work on the most audacious experiment ever in European integration.
John Peterson, University of Glasgow The Politics of Economic and Monetary Union is valuable for its criticism of more ... Read moresystematic views of integration, and particularly for its careful dissection of rationalist expectations about monetary unions.
International Studies Review
There is a lot of simplicity and dogmatism in debates concerning EMU. The book's greatest merit is its capacity to cut through this confusion and to offer pragmatic and evidence-based arguments in a genuine political economy analysis demonstrating an interdisciplinary grasp of the matter.
International Journal of Political Science
A fiercely intelligent book. The scope of Jones's knowledge of the politics and economics of EMU is remarkable, as is his capacity to communicate its complexity in accessible terms. As the only analysis I know that stretches from the technology of the single currency to its symbolism, it deserves and will surely attract a wide and varied audience. This is not 'just' a book about EMU; it is also an intriguing and entertaining account of what 'Europe' is and what it is becoming.
Martin Rhodes, European University Institute Show Less