The Segmentation of Europe Convergence or Divergence between Core and Periphery? /

• Main Authors: Baimbridge, Mark (Author), Litsios, Ioannis (Author), Jackson, Karen (Author), Lee, Uih Ran (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: European Union.; European Economic Community literature.; Social policy.; Economics.; European Integration.; European Union Politics.; European Economics.; Political Economy/Economic Policy.; Social Policy.

This book explores economic developments across Europe in relation to its apparent segmentation, as disparities widen between core and periphery countries. In contrast to previous literature, the scope of analysis is extended to Europe as a continent rather than confining it solely to the European U...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Segmentation Across Europe.- Part I. The Economics of Integration and Policy.- Chapter 2. Theoretical Foundations of European Economic Integration
• Chapter 3. Theoretical Foundations and Policy Responses of Contemporary Economic Crises
• Chapter 4. International Monetary Systems in Historical Perspective.- Part II. Eurozone Core and Periphery Dilemmas.- Chapter 5. The Eurozone Crisis: Current Account Imbalances, Budget Deficits and National Debt
• Chapter 6. The Relationship between Current Account and Budget Deficits: Evidence from the Eurozone
• Chapter 7. The Relationship between the Real Exchange Rate and Current Account Imbalances in the Eurozone.- Part III. European Core and Periphery Dilemmas.- Chapter 8. The Political Economy of EU Trade Policy: Energy and Agricultural Trade with Russia
• Chapter 9. Alternative UK Trade Relationships Post-Brexit
• Chapter 10. Changing Tides: Geopolitics and Global Trade Blocs.