The European Union and the United States: Competition and Convergence in the Global Arena

ISBN-13: 9780333968512 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 336 str.

Steven McGuire; Michael Smith; Michael Smith

Opis

This major new text by leading authorities takes a broad interdisciplinary approach to the changing relationship between the EU and the US in the 21st century and its historical, global and domestic context. The authors focus on the contrast between the policy convergence and interdependence on the one hand and the intense competition on the other.

Spis treści

Introduction.- The Evolution of the Euro-American System.- Analysing the Euro-American System.- Issues, Processes and Institutions.- Money and Macroeconomic Policy.- Industry and Technology.- Trade and Commerce.- Investment, Regulation and Competition.- The New Europe.- Inter-Regional Relations.- World Order.- Conclusion: Convergence and Competition in the 21st Century.

O autorze

STEVEN MCGUIRE is Senior Lecturer in International Business, University of Bath, UK.

MICHAEL SMITH is Professor of European Politics and Jean Monnet Chair, Loughborough University, UK.