Europe - Toward 2001

Europe - Toward 2001 is the first comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the most important European policy issues and official proposals which will be examined at the European Union's (EU) 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC).
The author critically examines and makes his own proposals for long-term EU policies, notably Europe's International Competitive Position, Agriculture, Regional and Social Issues, an Economic and Monetary Union, as well as the Community's future enlargement and foreign policy and defense issues. In comparing the governmental and European institutional proposals for the IGC, Coffey observes a common thread and differences between the different partners. Consequently he sees the evolution of a loose European Confederation with a nucleus of countries at the centre integrating more swiftly than others.
This critical work is intended as a basic course book for university students and as an indispensable handbook for the educated layman and political and business leaders.
A special feature of the book is the collection of documents (contained in the appendices) consisting of the official governmental and European institutional proposals for the IGC.

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A comprehensive analysis of the most important policy issues and official proposals to be examined at the European Union's 1996 Intergovernmental Conference. They relate to political and institutional dimensions; the economy; economic and monetary union; justice, rights of citizens, and social policy; the military dimension; and common foreign policy. Includes about 60 pages of official documents. Double spaced. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Peter Coffey, a British national was until recently, Head of the Economics section at the Europa Instituut, University of Amsterdam. Presently he is Holder of the recently created U.S. West Chair at the Graduate School at the College of St. Thomas, Minnesota, USA. He has published many works on European and international economic and monetary problems. Professor Coffey, who speaks seven languages, has lectured in most countries of the EC, as well as in many other parts of the world.