The European Union : from Jean Monnet to the Euro

Contains 14 essays, drawn from the lectures of the Baker Conference at Ohio University, exploring the European Union from its launch by French statesman Jean Monnet in 1950 to recent EU economic and security developments. Contributors include North American and European scholars of law, history, economics, and comparative literature. I n t r o d u c t i o n / J o a n H o f f a n d R i c h a r d K . V e d d e r . T h e E u r o p e a n u n i o n : f r o m J e a n M o n n e t t o t h e E u r o / S t e p h e n A . S c h u k e r . M u s i n g s o n t h e E u r o p e a n e c o n o m i c a n d m o n e t a r y u n i o n / H u g o M . K a u f m a n n . T h e m a n f r o m c o g n a c : J e a n M o n n e t a n d t h e a n g l o - a m e r i c a n m i n d s e t / H e n r y H . H . R e m a k . J e a n M o n n e t a n d t h e o r i g i n s o f E u r o p e a n M o n e t a r y U n i o n / J o h n G i l l i n g h a m . M o n n e t a n d d e G a u l l e : t h e F r e n c h p a r a d i g m i n t h e c o m p e t i t i v e n e s s b e t w e e n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d t h e E u r o p e a n / I r e n e F i n e l - H o n i g m a n . T h e E u r o a n d E u r o p e a n s o c i a l p o l i c i e s / G e o r g e R o s s . E q u a l i t y i n t h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n a n d t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s / E l i z a b e t h F . D e f e i s . T h e F u n d a m e n t a l s o c i a l r i g h t s o f w o r k e r s i n t h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n / B e r n a r d D . R e a m s J r . A n A m e r i c a n p e r s p e c t i v e o n t h e E u r o / L a r r y N e a l . T h e E u r o a n d t h e d o l l a r - p a r t n e r s o r r i v a l s ? / R o d n e y T h o m . N a t i o n a l s e c u r i t y a n d d e f e n s e i m p l i c a t i o n s o f t h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n : a c o n t i n e n t a l E u r o p e a n p e r s p e c t i v e / G l e n d a G . R o s e n t h a l . N a t i o n a l s e c u r i t y a n d d e f e n s e i m p l i c a t i o n s o f t h e E u r o p e a n l o o k i n g a h e a d / E l l e n L . F r o s t . T h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , N A T O , a n d t h e l e s s o n s o f h i s t o r y / F r a n k N i n k o v i c h . N a t i o n a l s e c u r i t y a n d d e f e n s e i m p l i c a t i o n s o f t h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n : S u m m a r y , c o m m e n t a r y , a n d d i s c u s s i o n / J e r a l d A . C o m b s Introduction / Joan Hoff And Richard K. Vedder -- The European Union : From Jean Monnet To The Euro / Stephen A. Schuker -- Musings On The European Economic And Monetary Union / Hugo M. Kaufmann -- The Man From Cognac : Jean Monnet And The Anglo-american Mindset / Henry H.h. Remak -- Jean Monnet And The Origins Of European Monetary Union / John Gillingham -- Monnet And De Gaulle : The French Paradigm In The Competitiveness Between The United States And The European Union / Irene Finel-honigman -- The Euro And European Social Policies / George Ross -- Equality In The European Union And The United States / Elizabeth F. Defeis -- The Fundamental Social Rights Of Workers In The European Union / Bernard D. Reams, Jr. -- An American Perspective On The Euro / Larry Neal -- The Euro And The Dollar : Partners Or Rivals? / Rodney Thom -- National Security And Defense Implications Of The European Union : A Continental European Perspective / Glenda G. Rosenthal -- National Security And Defense Implications Of The European Union : Looking Ahead / Ellen L. Frost -- The United States, Nato, And The Lessons Of History / Frank Ninkovich -- National Security And Defense Implications Of The European Union : Summary, Commentary, And Discussion / Jerald A. Combs. Edited By Dean J. Kotlowski ; Introduction By Joan Hoff And Richard K. Vedder. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The transformation of Europe since the end of World War II has been astounding. In 1945, a battle-scarred continent lay in ruins. Today, it has achieved a level of integration, prosperity, and stability that few people could have anticipated. The life and career of the French statesman Jean Monnet and the recent adoption of the "euro" as Europe's common currency represent the bookends of this half-century-long metamorphosis.This collection of essays, drawn from the lectures of the 1999 Baker Conference at Ohio University, explores Monnet's vision of an integrated Europe, its gradual implementation, and the social, economic, and international consequences. The scholarship focuses upon Monnet's life, personality, and legacy, the development of social policy within the European Union (EU), the economic and national security implications of the EU, and the continuation of an American presence in Europe through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.This significant collection fuses biography with comparative political economy and policy studies to help political scientists, sociologists, economists, international lawyers, and historians on both sides of the Atlantic understand important aspects of Europe's post-1945 development. The transformation of Europe since the end of World War II has been astounding. In 1945, a battlescarred continent lay in ruins. Today, it has achieved a level of integration, prosperity, and stability that few people could have anticipated. The life and career of the French statesman Jean Monnet and the recent adoption of the euro as Europe's common currency represent the bookends of this halfcenturylong metamorphosis. This collection of essays, drawn from the lectures of the 1999 Baker Conference at Ohio University, explores Monnet's vision of an integrated Europe, its gradual implementation, and the social, economic, and international consequences. The scholarship focuses upon Monnet's life, personality, and legacy, the development of social policy within the European Union (EU), the economic and national security implications of the EU, and the continuation of an American presence in Europe through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This significant collection fuses biography with comparative political economy and policy studies to help political scientists, sociologists, economists, international lawyers, and historians on both sides of the Atlantic understand important aspects of Europe's post1945 development.