Expanding membership of the European Union [proceedings of the conference held in Sannäs, Finland, 14-15 May 1993 organised jointly by the Centre for Economic Policy Research and the Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation

This compelling volume, from the Centre for Economic Policy Research, examines the discussion surrounding expansion of the European Union (EU). The contributors address the key issues in the debate, including the implications of expansion for the global trading system, enlargement-related pressures to reform EU decision-making, and the economic consequences of membership for entrants. Using theoretical techniques to report results and insights, this book not only sheds light on the consequences of Austria, Finland and Sweden joining the EU, but also discusses and evaluates the possible membership of Central European ex-socialist countries. This is an important book for students and scholars interested in regional integration, and also for policy-makers in the new EU member countries and in applicant countries.

The debate about the expansion of the regional integration of Europe is set to dominate the European Union's (EU's) policy agenda in the coming years. While the countries of Central and Eastern Europe may aspire to EU membership only in the long term, four EFTA countries have already submitted formal applications, and are aiming for membership by the mid-1990s. This book, from the Centre for Economic Policy Research, addresses this imminent expansion, focusing on the Northern Expansion of Scandinavian countries, and on Austria. The volume has chapters on the key issues in the debate, including the theoretical motivation behind the clamor for entry to the EU, the political implication of expansion for the EU, and the effects on trade and production patterns across the whole of industry for new members.

This important book examines the expansion of membership of the European Union. Using the latest theoretical techniques to report new results and insights, the contributors address all the key issues in the debate, investigating in detail the location of economic activity and migration within a larger EU. This volume, from the Centre for Economic Policy Research, examines the discussion surrounding both actual and possible future expansion of the European Union. The contributors address the key issues in the debate, providing new insights

This book, from the Centre for Economic Policy Research, examines the expansion of membership of the European Union.