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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461262603321

Autore

Baimbridge Mark

Titolo

Moored to the continent [[electronic resource] ] : future options for Britain and the EU / / Mark Baimbridge, Philip B. Whyman and Brian Burkitt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Exeter, UK ; ; Charlottesville, VA, : Imprint Academic, c2012

ISBN

1-283-68970-7

1-84540-393-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WhymanPhilip

BurkittBrian

Disciplina

337.4104

Soggetti

International relations

Electronic books.

Europe Economic integration History

Europe Foreign relations Great Britain

Great Britain Foreign relations Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Copyright Page; Also by the Authors; Author Credits; Preface; European integration timeline; Glossary of terms; Body Matter; 1. Moored to the continent?; Part I: An awkward partnership; 2. The myth of globalisation and economic interdependence; 3. Britain and the EU: so close yet so far; 4. Consequences of EU membership; Part II: Britain in a global world; 5. The euro as a flawed currency area; 6. Alternative relationships: loosening the ties that bind; 7. Britain outside the EU; Part III: Options for a new beginning

8. A new economic policy framework9. A new social policy framework; 10. A new political sovereignty framework; 11. Towards a brave new world?; Back Matter; Bibliography; Other titles available from Imprint Academic and Andrews UK

Sommario/riassunto

Is there an alternative to EU membership? What if Britain left the EU? Would it be a disastrous or liberating experience? What trade relationships could the UK forge outside the EU? How would economic



and social policy be different? What are the implications for sovereignty and democracy?This text seeks to answer these questions through exploring the future options for Britain regarding its relationship with the European Union (EU). To the British establishment it seemed obvious that joinin...