The Euro and Economic and Monetary Union: An Historical, Institutional and Economic Description

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John Harper Pub., 2007 - Business & Economics - 318 pages
Written by a former official of the EC's Monetary Committee, this systematic study meets the need for a description of the EU's economic and monetary union, rooted in the Treaties and the legal texts. It is an invaluable guide to the fundamentals of EMU and an aid to understanding and predicting issues and debates arising in Brussels and Frankfurt. The book answers concrete questions on the rules for public finance, the concept of an excessive government deficit, the current trend of economic policy, the abolition of exchange control, exchange-rate policy for the Euro and the Community's place in the international monetary system. It makes clear what kind of currency the Euro is, and above all its grounding in price stability. An essential text for financial practitioners and all libraries, academics and professionals with an interest in economic and monetary affairs.

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Contents

B The institutions of the Community
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THE PURPOSES AND STRATEGY OF THE COMMUNITY
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Some theoretical assumptions
19
Copyright

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About the author (2007)

Malcolm Townsend is a former official of the EC Monetary Committee

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