The Economics of International Integration

ISBN-13: 9780415148764 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 352 str.

Peter Robson

Opis

Now in its fourth edition, this introduction to the economics of regional integration among nation states has been completely revised to reflect developments since the mid-1980s and current policy initiatives.

Spis treści

1 Introduction 2 The theory of customs unions and free trade areas 3 Broadening the framework 4 Customs unions versus unilateral tariff reduction 5 The rationale for the integration of other economic policies 6 The theory of common markets 7 The new economics of market integration 8 Transnational corporations and regional integration 9 Fiscal integration 10 Fiscal harmonization 11 Monetary integration 12 Equity, cohesion and convergence: regional issues 13 Economic integration in a global perspective: experience and initiatives

O autorze

Peter Robson is Honorary Professor of Economics in the University of St Andrews. He has held visiting professorships at the College of Europe and the Universities of Amsterdam and Clermont-Ferrand.