Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-333) and index.

This textbook in European studies, economics and politics has been revised to survey developments such as the deepening and widening of European integration through eastward expansion and the Maastricht and Amsterdam Treaties - whilst continuing to offer an overview of integration. Topics covered include: free trade, the customs union and the internal market; agriculture and fisheries; industrial and technological policies; regional and social problems and policies; monetary integration; fiscal policy - taxation and the EU budget; world-wide trading links; a discussion of EU enlargement, including the proposed integration of Central and East European countries; an assessment of energy, transport and environmental policies; and an overall view of the progress and possible future of the European Union.

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