TY - BOOK AU - El-Agraa,A.M. TI - The European Union: economics and policies SN - 9781107007963 (hbk.) U1 - 337.142 PY - 2011/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - European Economic Community KW - European Union KW - European Union countries KW - Economic policy KW - European Economic Community countries N1 - Previous ed.: 2007; Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-470) and indexes; General introduction : the EU within the context of regional integration worldwide / Ali El-Agraa -- Pt. I: EU history, institutions, and legal dimension. A history of European integration and the evolution of the EU / Ali El-Agraa -- EU institutions / Ali El-Agraa -- The legal dimension in EU integration / Imelda Maher -- The EU economy : bare essentials / Ali El-Agraa -- Pt. II: EU market integration : theory and practice. The theory of economic integration / Ali El-Agraa -- The economics of the single market / Brian Ardy and Ali El-Agraa -- Factor mobility / David Mayes -- Measuring the economic impact of European integration / Ali El-Agraa -- Pt. III: EU monetary integration. The theory of monetary integration / Ali El-Agraa -- The development of EU economic and monetary integration / David Mayes and Ali El-Agraa -- The operation of EMU / David Mayes -- Pt. IV: The single European market : policy integration. Competition policy / Wolf Sauter -- Industrial and competitiveness policy : the Lisbon Strategy / Brian Ardy -- Tax harmonization / Brian Ardy and Ali El-Agraa -- Transport policy / Kenneth Button -- Energy policy and energy markets / Stephen Martin and Ali El-Agraa -- Environmental policy / Ian Barnes -- Pt. V: EU budget and structural policies. The general budget / Brian Ardy and Ali El-Agraa -- The Common Agricultural Policy / Ulrich Koester and Ali El-Agraa -- Common Fisheries Policy / Ali El-Agraa -- Regional policy / Harvey Armstrong -- Social policies : the employment dimension / Brian Ardy and Ali El-Agraa -- Pt. VI: EU external relations. External trade policy / Miriam Manchin and Ali El-Agraa -- The EU and the developing world / Ali El-Agraa -- Pt. VII: The future of the EU. The future of the EU / Ali El-Agraa ER -