The seemingly endless problems encountered by the IMF, WTO and World Bank provide major reasons for seeking reform. However, an additional impetus is the changing balance of economic power in the world. The volume begins with an overview of the Bretton Woods and international trading systems....

The seemingly endless problems encountered by the IMF, WTO and World Bank provide major reasons for seeking reform. However, an additional impetus is the changing balance of economic power in the world. The volume begins with an overview of the Bretton Woods and international trading systems....

Main Economic Policy Areas of the EC: After 1992 is a completely rewritten version of past editions. It examines successes and problems associated with the EC's main economic policy areas and makes proposals for the future. For the first time, a chapter on the very important policy area of...

NAFTA has been described by one expert as being a partial customs union. It is, in any case, a special kind of free trade area because it consists of two highly developed economies and one large third world economy. In this book, the contributors examine the specific interests of the three...

This book is the third volume in the new series of books on International Regional Economic Integration published by Kluwer Academic Publishers. The Editor begins his examination with an extensive introduction which emphasizes the historic nature of the next enlargement of the European Union....

The European Monetary System -- The contribution of agriculture protection to European integration -- Fiscal policy in the EEC — some recent developments -- Regional policy -- Energy policy -- European industrial policy against the background of the single European act -- Conclusions --...

List of Contents -- One: The Background to the European Monetary System -- 1: An Economic and Monetary Union: The earlier plans -- 2: The Experience of the “Snake” System -- Two: The European Monetary System -- 3: The Reasons for the System -- 4: The Mechanisms of the System -- 5: The System...

by Peter Coffey This is indeed a most opportune time for the publication of a serious, critical and independent study about the "Main Economic Policy Areas of the EEC". The European Economic Community is the world's most import­ ant commercial and trading bloc and its economic policies...

Latin America's experience with regional economic integration has been only slightly shorter than that of Europe. In fact, the first attempt at integration started as early as 1960, with the creation of LAFTA - the Latin American Free Trade Area (subsequently replaced by LAIA - the Latin...

One: Monetary Policy -- Two: Agricultural Policy -- Three: Fiscal Policy -- Four: Regional Policy -- Five: Energy Policy -- Six: Industrial and Competition Policy -- Conclusions -- Supplementary Index of Tables.