Singular Europe

the long version

The implementation of Program 1992 has invigorated Europe - the Old World - with the strength and vitality of youth. In Singular Europe, leading international experts in economics, political science, business, and law discuss the impact of Program 1992 upon the European and world economies. Major themes addressed include the behavior of business enterprises and the structure of economically meaningful markets, the potential of Europe to act as a protectionist "fortress," and the steps yet to be taken along the path to completion of the internal market. Singular Europe will be of special interest to scholars of the European economy and market. It will also be useful to managers who are concerned about the implications of Program 1992 for their firms and to government officials responsible for relations with the "new" European community. Contributors are William James Adams, Severin Borenstein, Bo Carlsson, Gunter Dufey, Reinhard Ellger, John H. Jackson, Alexis Jacquemin, Frederic Jenny, Stephan Leibfried, Ernst-J. Mestmacker, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Gary R. Saxonhouse, John D. Steinbruner, William Wallace, Joseph H.H. Weiler, and Susan L. Woodward. Topics covered are European institutions; key questions of economic and monetary union; competition and competition policy; Europe's could-be-social states; the new Germany in the new Europe; corporate strategy and competition policy in the post-1992 single market; the causes and consequences of the rise of small business; the telecommunications industry in Europe; banking in the European Community and world trade; the European Community, the United States, and Eastern Europe; and the European Community and Japan.