This volume examines the tension between competitiveness/liberalization and the reduction of regional inequalities within the European Union on the verge of territorial expansion. Areas covered include the Single Market, external trade policy, enterprise policies, research and technological development, the Common Agricultural Policy, transport policy, telecommunications policy, social and employment policy, and structural policies.
1. Introduction,Michael F. Dunford, Ronald Hall, Alasdair Smith, Loukas Tsoukalis 2. The Single Market,Niall Bohan, Jean-Yves Muylle 3. External Trade Policy,Robert C. Hine, Pier-Carlo Padoan 4. Competition, Competitiveness and Enterprise Policies,Michael F. Dunford, Helen Louri, Manfred Rosenstock 5. Research and Technological Development,Margaret Sharp, Tiago Santos Pereira 6. Common Agricultural Policy,Secondo Tarditi, George Zanias 7. Transport Policy,Francis McGowan 8. Telecommunications Policy,Maurice Basl?, Peter Martin Holmes, Achilleas Kemos, Olivier L?on, David Young 9. Social and Employment Policy,Nikos Koutsiaras 10. Structural Policies,Andrea Mairate, Ronald Hall 11. Conclusions,Ronald Hall, Alasdair Smith, Loukas Tsoukalis