European Integration
M. Holmes
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Description for European Integration
Paperback. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
While acknowledging the ability of the European Union to advance towards greater political and economic integration, this book questions the wisdom of the European 'project'. Economic and monetary union is a risky venture even for the convergent countries of the continent - let alone divergent Britain - as the uncertain birth of the Euro proves. Political union, moreover, remains an elite aspiration which weakens democratic accountability and lacks popular legitimacy. The likelihood is that the full scope of EU integration will also reveal profound limits.
While acknowledging the ability of the European Union to advance towards greater political and economic integration, this book questions the wisdom of the European 'project'. Economic and monetary union is a risky venture even for the convergent countries of the continent - let alone divergent Britain - as the uncertain birth of the Euro proves. Political union, moreover, remains an elite aspiration which weakens democratic accountability and lacks popular legitimacy. The likelihood is that the full scope of EU integration will also reveal profound limits.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349423002
SKU
V9781349423002
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Ref
99-15
About M. Holmes
MARTIN HOLMES is a Lecturer in Politics at St Hugh's College, Oxford and Director of the College of Business Administration (UNL) Oxford. He is editor of The Eurosceptical Reader.
Reviews for European Integration
'...thoughtful and intelligent.' - Janet Bush, Times Literary Supplement