The Us and the EU: Economic Relations in a World of Transition Hardback - 1996

This anthology provides an overview of the most important events which defined the relationship between the United States and the European Union during 1989-1996. It is a study of the US and the EU during the first seven years of post-communism, beginning with the break-up of the Soviet Empire in Eastern Europe, and demonstrates how the transatlantic partners reconceptualized their relationship after the collapse of Stalinism.
Contents: Acknowledgments, Norman Levine; Preface, Norman Levine; PART ONE: The Geo-Political Framework; Transatlantic Relations in the Global Arena, Olufemi Babarinde; The U.S. Relationship with the E.U. and the hanging Europe, Stuart E. Eizenstat; EU-US: A European Parliament View of Future Economic Relations, Alan Donnelly; Europe in the Post-Masstricht Era: Implications for the U.S., Eckart Guth; Decisions for Europe: Fragile State of the Union, A Union of Fragile States, Simon Serfaty; PART TWO: The Single Currency; Towards Monetary Union in the European Union, Joly Dixon; Germany in the European Union, Carl Lankowski; Germany's Position on EMU; PART THREE: The Institutionalization of Trade; Transatlantic Business Relations, Monique Juliene; Strategic Alliances for Business, John Russell; The GATT Agreement: Impact on EU-US Trade, Ulrike Braun; Support for Reforming and Restructuring the Economics of Central Europe by International Organizations, Ullrich Kiermayr; PART FOUR: Social Policy; The EU White Paper on Growth, Competitiveness, and Employment, Ivor L. Roberts; Working-Time Policy in Europe, Reiner Hoffman and Giuseppe Fajertag; European Works Councils: A Step Towards Social Dialogue, Willy Bushcak; Appendix; List of Contributors. Co-published with the Institute for International Policy Press.