Logical Structure and Concise Coverage:
The book aims to provide concise coverage of a complex area, by focusing the student on the materials essential to a one-semester module on EU integration on an economics programme. The text takes the reader through the development of the EU, beginning with a brief introduction to its history and institutions and concluding with a final section that looks ahead to the enlargement of the EU to include 25 member states, and the issues and challenges this will present.
"[The book] follows the structure of my module almost perfectly … the overall structure is very logical." - Reviewer, University of Leicester

Focus on Economic Analysis of Integration
The core of the book explores the topics of trade integration and the macroeconomics of European integration in full. The up-to-date economic coverage is ideal for second or third year economics modules that do not require extensive analysis of social and policy issues. This economic focus includes chapters on EU decision-making, optimum currency areas and European Monetary Union, and consideration of the Euro and unemployment.

Pedagogy and Support Resources
The new book improves on current textbook offerings in the area of EU economics by providing a clear and consistent structure of chapter introductions, boxed examples and illustrations, end of chapter summaries, self assessment questions, essay questions, and lists of useful websites, further reading and references. Appendices of economic theory or further explanation are provided where required.

Prestigious Authorship
The authors are leading economists and teachers who specialise in the study of international economics and, in particular, in the study of the EU. Both are active as editors of a number of prestigious journals, including Economic Policy, have international experience in teaching, and advise a variety of institutions - such as the European Commission - at the highest level. Their interests and knowledge have been channelled into the book, to ensure the currency and strength of analysis within the text.
"The authors are at the top of the profession and the height of their powers … and are good teachers." - Reviewer, University of Sussex