Richard Pomfret is Jean Monnet Chair on the Economics of European Integration and Professor of Economics at the University of Adelaide. He has been a consultant to the UN Development Program, OECD, World Bank, and Asian Development Bank and is the author of The Age of Equality: The Twentieth Century in Economic Perspective and The Economics of Regional Trading Arrangements.
A fast-moving narrative of Europe’s post-war successes, challenges
and, yes, failures too, as the continent’s leaders sought to
rebuild, redesign and to embed cooperation at the very heart of the
EU enterprise.
*Financial World*
This book is both important and timely…It is an incredibly concise
and well-written history of the origins and growth of the EU. The
mix of history, politics, and economics is fascinating…A thoroughly
enjoyable and worthwhile read.
*Economic Record*
Written by one of the world’s experts on the subject, this book
accomplishes the amazing feat of succinctly reviewing and analyzing
all dimensions of the complicated process of European economic
integration from its origins through the COVID-19 pandemic. It is
arranged to inform professional economists and non-economists
alike; it is a superb text for students at all levels and an
excellent reference for scholars interested in the economics of
European integration.
*Michael G. Plummer, Director of SAIS Europe, Johns Hopkins
University School of Advanced International Studies*
Written by a well-known economist and specialist in forms of market
integration on several continents, this accessible book is an ideal
non-technical guide to European economic integration for political
scientists, lawyers, and students of international business and
contemporary history. It is also suitable as a foundation for an
introductory course for undergraduate economic students. Richard
Pomfret combines a pleasant style of writing with an ambitious
step-by-step account of the deepening and widening of European
economic integration over six decades, with lots of telling
examples illustrating the building blocks of the analysis. Highly
recommended.
*Jacques Pelkmans, Senior Fellow at CEPS, Brussels, and Visiting
Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges, and Goethe University,
Frankfurt*
The way countries integrate among themselves has changed enormously
in the past two decades and this is evident, more than anywhere
else, in the European Union. In The Economic Integration of Europe,
Richard Pomfret offers an original, concise, and timely assessment
of this process so far. It is required reading for scholars and
policymakers who want to understand the unique institutional
history of this integration project.
*Nauro F. Campos, University College London*
Richard Pomfret brings together history and economic analysis to
enable the reader to take an informed view of how European
integration is likely to evolve in the years ahead. It is an
indispensable source for general readers and specialists alike.
*Michael Leigh, Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS
Europe, Fellow, Bruegel*
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