Essential study support for synoptic exams on the European Economy

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European Economy in Focus 2006 - Network Licence

Essential study support for synoptic exams on the European economy

Price: £25.00£29.38 Including VAT

NETWORK LICENCE - PHOTOCOPIABLE AND DIGITALLY COPIABLE RESOURCE

The 4th (2006) edition of European Economy in Focus provides a wide-ranging overview and analysis of the economics of the newly enlarged European Union. Over thirteen chapters covering 140 pages, the study companion is completely up to date and provides students and teachers with one of the best guides to important developments and topical policy issues relating to the ever-evolving integration of European countries.

2005 has been a challenging year for Europe as it has tried to cope with the surge in world commodity prices and the challenges and opportunities created by the wave of globalization and intensive competition from emerging developing countries. This has been a year in which vital negotiations have been taking place regarding the future budget of the EU and where Europe has come under huge pressure to open up her markets to a more liberal trading system with the rest of the world.2005 has been a year where the new member states have started to settle into life in the Single Market; where the single currency has come under question from countries suffering from weak growth and persistently high unemployment. It has been a year where voters have rejected plans for a new constitution and where many of the existing policies of the EU especially those relating to farming and fishing have again come under great critical scrutiny.

Main chapters

INTRODUCTION TO THE ECONOMICS OF THE EU
The population of the European Union
The European Union in a Global Perspective
Trade Patterns and Trade Blocs in the World Economy
The European Union Budget
UK's Trade with the European Union

TRADE AND THE EU SINGLE MARKET
Trade creation and trade diversion
The Four Freedoms
Evaluating the impact of the Single Market
Price Differentials
Inward Investment
Fiscal harmonization

EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION
Monetary Policy in the Euro Zone - The European Central Bank
Joining the Euro - Meeting the Convergence Criteria
The Case for UK Membership of the Euro
The Case against UK Participation
Optimal Currency Areas
Labour and the Euro - the 5 Economic Tests
The Importance of Economic Convergence

MACROECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EURO ZONE
Macro performance of selected countries
Inflation and interest rates
The Euro Exchange Rate
The Fiscal Stability and Growth Pact

LIVING STANDARDS AND POVERTY IN THE EU
European Regional Policy
Has EU Regional Policy Worked?
Enlargement and Regional Policy
EU Regional Policy and the UK

ENLARGEMENT OF THE EU
The Economic Structure of the New Member States
Advantages and disadvantages of enlargement
Enlargement and Labour Migration
Enlargement and the Single Currency

UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Economic and Social Costs of Unemployment
Explanations for high unemployment
Reforming Europe's Labour Markets

THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Background to the CAP
The Economics of Farm Support
Costs of the CAP - Government Failure
The Environmental Costs of the CAP
CAP and Developing Countries
Reforming the EU Sugar Regime
Reforming the CAP

EUROPEAN FISHERIES POLICY
Resource depletion - the long term decline in European fish stocks
The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)
EU Fisheries Reform Deals

EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT POLICY
Europe's commitments to the Kyoto protocol
The main principles and instruments of EU environmental policy
Environmental taxation
Pollution Regulation - European Directives
Pollution Emissions Trading
Policies towards Waste Management

EUROPEAN TRANSPORT POLICY
The Economic Importance of Transport
The growth of demand for transport in Europe
The European Aviation Industry

EUROPEAN UNION COMPETITION POLICY
Anti-Trust Policy - Abuses of a Dominant Market Position
Anti-Competitive Practices
Market Liberalisation
State Aid in Markets
European Merger Policy

REVISION ADVICE
The Nature of a Synoptic Paper
The Economist's Toolkit
The AQA Exam on the Economics of the European Union
Strategies for scoring high marks on the European paper

The guide contains a large number of European data charts from many member states, with information updated right up to the end of 2005. There are suggestions for further reading and research together with an extensive section at the end focusing on technique for help students apply their "economist's toolkit" effectively in the exams.

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European Economy in Focus 2006 - Copy CD
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