Implications of the Euro : a critical perspective from the left / edited by Philip Whyman, Mark Baimbridge and Brian Burkitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baimbridge, Mark.

Contributor:

Whyman, Philip, editor.

Baimbridge, Mark, editor.

Burkitt, Brian, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Great Britain.

European Union.

Euro--Great Britain.

Euro.

Monetary policy--Great Britain.

Monetary policy.

Monetary unions--European Union countries.

Monetary unions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Place of Publication:

2006.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To date, critical analysis of the EMU project has largely been advanced from the centre-right spectrum of British politics. Comparable questions from the centre-left have failed to find a coherent voice. Although, the European fault-line cannot be characterized as a neat Left-Right issue there are noticeable divisions in opinion across British business, the trade union movement and within the Labour Party. Offering a unique insight into this key debate from the 'centre-left', eurosceptic view point, this book provides a rigorous analysis of all the salient economic and politic

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The Left and the Euro; 2. The Great Debate: The Labour Party and European Integration; 3. Economic Consequences for Britain; 4. What Type of European Monetary Union?; 5. Economic Performance and the Euro; 6. The Euro: An Outsider's Perspective; 7. The ECB in Theory and Practice; 8. The Left Must Wake up - Europe Isn't Working; 9. A Post-Keynesian Strategy for the UK Economy; 10. The European Social Model: Myth or Reality

11. Voting No - The Euro and Labour Voters12. What Future in the European Union?; 13. Hooked to the Falling Stars; 14. A Safe European Home?; 15. British Trade Unions and EMU: Natural Supporters or Conflicting Interests?; 16. The European Social Model: Between a Rock and a Hard Place?; 17. How the Euro Threatens the Well-being of the Planet and its People; 18. EMU and British Sovereignty; 19. Euro Versus the People; 20. The Establishment of a Commonwealth of Europe; 21. Fighting Against Federalism; 22. Rediscovering Progressive Economic Policy Outside EMU; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786610414086

9781134272266

113427226X

9781134272273

1134272278

9781280414084

1280414081

9780203695395

0203695399

OCLC:

475975468

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access