The European Union has launched an important debate on the future of the EU budget from 2013. This discussion is to cover all aspects of EU revenue and expenditure, including that on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The CAP has been radically transformed in recent years, but the issue of its reform, including its goals, its effectiveness in reaching them and the question of division of responsibility and financing between the EU and member states, is once again at the centre of attention.

This collection features well-known experts in the field and aims to contribute to...

Innovative and cutting-edge, this book is a cohesive analysis and synthesis of a wide range of factors that determine the regional development of cities.

Analyses the development of the European Union (EU), which was founded upon the principle of the free movement of capital, goods, services and people in 1957. This book is suitable for advanced students and academics involved with European politics, the European Union, European Economics and Economic institutions.

Inconsistent policies are less effective than they ought to be. EU uses mainly the regulatory method. The effectiveness of this method has come into question. So alternative methods are favoured. One is the financial method and other is coordination. This book sets out to contribute to a solution by following two approaches.

The book presents state of the art research on women's current position in European labour markets. It combines analysis of the latest trends in employment, occupational segregation, working time, unpaid work, social provisions (especially care provisions) and the impact of the financial crisis, with overall assessment of the actual impact of the European Employment Strategy and the specific impact of key policies, such as taxation and flexicurity.

With the creation of the Mediterranean partnership and the recent move towards the creation of the Union for the Mediterranean in 2008, a new emphasis is placed on the Mediterranean in the study of European integration. This book brings together a collection of experts to address this important new area of study.

This edited volume analyses and assesses the consequences of the international crisis on SMEs, asking how, to what extent and with which consequences the crisis has affected European SMEs, and what can be done at the institutional and political level to uphold them.

This edited collection assesses the level of financial integration in the European Union (EU) and the differences across the countries and segments of the EU financial system. Progress in financial integration is key to the EU's economic growth and competitiveness and although it has advanced substantially, the process is still far from completion. This book focuses on the pace of financial integration in the EU with special emphasis on the new EU Member States and investigates their progress in comparison with 'old' EU countries. The book is the first of its kind to include and evaluate the...

This new volume from a global set of contributors explores south-east Europe's present and future direction, placing it in the context of the history of the region since the end of the Second World War. Through an exploration of Europe's political economy, it argues that the south-east part of Europe is currently the most crucial component of Europe's future development.

A profound transition process has affected the financial sectors & markets in Central & Eastern Europe over the past decade or more. This collection charts progress to date & discusses the implications of future EU membership, as well as the strategies pursued by the World Bank & International Monetary Fund.