{"product_id":"9780792380412","title":"The Politics of Economic and Monetary Union","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Politics of Economic and Monetary Union\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMinkkinen, Petri; Patomäki, Heikki\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf the plans concerning EMU will be realised, by 2002 national  currencies will be replaced by the Euro and national central banks  will be partially replaced by the European Central Bank. The Politics  of Economic and Monetary Union starts with the argument that EMU is  more a political than an economic project. It develops this theme by  addressing five different questions. \u003cbr\u003e  First, precisely what is the general role of EMU in the globalising  political economy? Second, how EMU will change the power relations and  the relationship between `political' and `economic'? Third, what  effects will EMU have on generally accepted values - including  for example efficiency, self-determination, and democracy? Fourth, how  does the EMU-related politics of symbols - including money  - take part in constructing political identities? And last, but  certainly not least, what effects EMU will have on the social and  political dimension of the Union and thus also on its legitimacy?  \u003cbr\u003e  The politics of EMU includes many dimensions. The book tries to  explain the hegemony of the neoliberal and German vision of Europe in  the context of recent development in the global political economy. It  assesses the consequences of this hegemony and the possibility for  alternatives from a variety of perspectives. In many chapters, it is  also argued that the legitimation problems of the Union may turn into  an acute crisis also because of EMU. We should expect an actualised  crisis to lead to a transformation of the Union.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1997-11-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792380412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-6085-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 250\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46312285831308,"sku":"9780792380412","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792380412.jpg?v=1771523451","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792380412","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}