European States and the Euro Europeanization, Variation, and Convergence [Paperback]

With the introduction of euro notes and coins in 2002 and the prospect of a UK referendum on the single currency, questions about how Economic and Monetary Union is affecting European states will come ever closer to the centre of political debate right across Europe. This ground-breaking book brings together leading experts in the field to examine the nature of the effects of the euro on EU member states.

1. Introduction: EMU as Integration, Europeanization and Convergence,Kenneth Dyson
1 European and Global Contexts
2. Global Integration, EMU, and Monetary Governance in the European Union: The Political Economy of the 'Stability Culture',Geoffrey Underhill
3. EMU's Impact on National Institutions: Fusion towards an Economic Governance or Fragmentation?,Wolfgang Wessels And Ingo Linsenmann
4. The Political Economy of Fiscal Policy under Monetary Union,David McKay
2 Domestic Political and Policy Contexts
5. Britain and EMU,Andrew Gamble And Gavin Kelly
6. EMU: A Danish Delight and Dilemma,Martin Marcussen
7. The French State in the Euro-Zone; 'Modernization' and Legitimizing,Dirigisme David Howarth
8. Germany and the Euro: Redefining EMU, Handling Paradox, and Managing Uncertainty and Contingency,Kenneth Dyson
9. The Italian State and the Euro: Institutions, Discourse and Policy Regimes,Claudio Radaelli
10. The Netherlands and EMU: A Small Open Economy in Search of Prosperity,Amy Verdun
3 Sectors, States and EMU
11. Politics, Banks and Financial Market Governance in the Euro-Zone,Michael Moran
12. The Euro and Labour Market and Wage Policies,Colin Crouch
13. Why EMU Is (or May Be) Good for European Welfare States,Martin Rhodes
14. Conclusion: European States and Euro Economic Governance,Kenneth Dyson