LEADER 03720nam 2200409 450 001 9910476804303321 005 20230515205610.0 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203695395 035 $a(CKB)5470000000566503 035 $a(NjHacI)995470000000566503 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000000566503 100 $a20230515d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aImplications of the euro $ea critical perspective from the left /$fedited by Philip Whyman, Mark Baimbridge, Brian Burkitt 210 1$a[Place of publication not identified] :$cTaylor & Francis,$d2006. 215 $a1 online resource (xxvii, 236 pages) 311 $a1-134-27222-7 327 $aBook Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Notes on Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. The Left and the Euro -- 2. The Great Debate: The Labour Party and European Integration -- 3. Economic Consequences for Britain -- 4. What Type of European Monetary Union? -- 5. Economic Performance and the Euro -- 6. The Euro: An Outsider's Perspective -- 7. The ECB in Theory and Practice -- 8. The Left Must Wake up Europe Isn't Working -- 9. A Post-Keynesian Strategy for the UK Economy -- 10. The European Social Model: Myth or Reality -- 11. Voting No The Euro and Labour Voters -- 12. What Future in the European Union? -- 13. Hooked to the Falling Stars -- 14. A Safe European Home? -- 15. British Trade Unions and EMU: Natural Supporters or Conflicting Interests? -- 16. The European Social Model: Between a Rock and a Hard Place? -- 17. How the Euro Threatens the Well-being of the Planet and its People -- 18. EMU and British Sovereignty -- 19. Euro Versus the People -- 20. The Establishment of a Commonwealth of Europe -- 21 Fighting Against Federalism -- 22 Rediscovering Progressive Economic Policy Outside EMU -- Bibliography. 330 $aTo date, critical analysis of the EMU project has largely been advanced from the centre-right spectrum of British politics. Comparable questions from the centre-left have failed to find a coherent voice. Although, the European fault-line cannot be characterized as a neat Left-Right issue there are noticeable divisions in opinion across British business, the trade union movement and within the Labour Party. Offering a unique insight into this key debate from the 'centre-left', eurosceptic view point, this book provides a rigorous analysis of all the salient economic and political issues of concern, such as: * the economics of a single currency * employment and social implications * sovereignty * political determination. The arguments presented in this volume highlight the emergence of a coherent alternative to deepening economic integration as a platform to build a just and equitable society. Contributions are drawn from leading academics, trade union leaders and prominent politicians, both from the Labour Party and the wider progressive Left in British politics. This informative and thought provoking book will be indispensable reading for students and practitioners in economics, politics and international relations, as well as those interested in this highly contentious topic. 606 $aEuro$zGreat Britain 606 $aMonetary policy$zGreat Britain 615 0$aEuro 615 0$aMonetary policy 676 $a332.4941 702 $aWhyman$b Philip 702 $aBaimbridge$b Mark 702 $aBurkitt$b Brian 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910476804303321 996 $aImplications of the Euro$92040280 997 $aUNINA