European Economic and Political Developments de Liam Parker

European Economic and Political Developments

Liam Parker

This book presents and discusses contemporary political and economic studies of all aspects of the European Union. In addition, the book also publishes chapters in area studies and comparative politics of Europe. Topics discussed herein include the European Union and the issues it currently faces; economic ties between the United States and Europe; venture capital and private equity markets; "fiscal decentralisation"; the influence of climate on tourism in Europe; NATO's 60th anniversary summit and relationship with Afghanistan; and the political approach of the EU structural intervention.

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Preface; The United States & Europe: Current Issues; EU-U.S. Economic Ties: Framework, Scope, & Magnitude; Political Approach of the EU Structural Intervention; Labour Standards in the European Union; Output Convergence: The Case of Current & Forthcoming Members of the European Union; The Spanish Electricity Intraday Market: Prices & Liquidity Risk; The Economic Base of the Major Cities in Poland in the Political & Economic Restructuring Period; On the Practice of "Fiscal Decentralization" in a Welfare State: Policies & Strategies in North-Norwegian Local Governments; Pan-Euro-Med Diagonal Cumulation: Can It Make a Difference to the Achievement of the Goals of the European Neighbourhood Policy in the Mediterranean Region?; An Emerged New Centre of Warsaw, Poland; State or Market? Meeting Social Housing Needs in Twenty-First Century Ireland; Economic Policy Challenges of Gains from Trade: The Case of Austria; Stuck in the Middle: Political Deadlock & Judicial De-Integration in the Single Pharmaceutical Market; European Fisheries Policy: Management, Guidelines & Perspectives; Reform & Responsibility: Critical Perspectives on Tenant Participation; NATO's 60th Anniversary Summit; NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance; Multilevel Governance: Participatory Democracy & Civil Society's Role in Governance in the Perspective of the Lisbon Treaty; The Role of Public Benefits: A Case Study for Seven European Countries; Overreaction in Venture Capital & Private Equity Markets: Evidence from European Markets Before the Burst of the Bubble; The Influence of Climate Change on Tourism in Europe; Debate on the Social Policy Agenda as a Debate on the Future of Europe; Index.