The European Union: Economics, Policy and History

1: An Introduction to European Integration: Definitions and Terminology
2: A Brief History of European Integration
3: The Decision-Making Institutions of the European Union
4: The Theory of Trade and the EU
5: The Economics of Integration
6: The Single Market
7: From the Lisbon Strategy to Europe 2020
8: Movement of Labour, Immigration and Asylum
9: The Theory of Economic and Monetary Union
10: The Long Road to Economic and Monetary Union
11: The Eurozone: Structure, Performance and Outlook
12: The EU Budget
13: The Common Agricultural Policy
14: Environmental and Energy Policies
15: Regional Policy
16: Competition Policy
17: Industrial Policy
18: EU Trade and Aid Policies
19: EU Enlargement

This text offers an accessible introduction to the European Union for undergraduate students. Although the text maintains an emphasis on policy within the EU, it also details the history and economics of the EU, the institutions and strategies in place, and the enlargement process. Key issues such as climate change, the economic crisis and the Lisbon Treaty are also covered. Senior Nello's clear, non-technical explanations and use of appendices for more detailed discussion of theory, ensures the book will appeal to students of economics, business, politics, history, law and European studies.