The French Road to the European Monetary Union

The logic behind European monetary cooperation and integration can only be understood through an examination of French efforts to maximise their monetary power in relation to Germany and America. This book provides a detailed and historically-informed study of the motives and economic and political attitudes that shaped French policy on European developments over a thirty year period, from the collapse of the International Monetary System in the late 1960s and early 1970s through to the start of EMU on 1 January 1999.

Autorentext
DAVID HOWARTH is Lecturer in European Politics at Aston University, Birmingham. He has written several articles and chapters in edited volumes and has recently co-written a textbook on French politics, France in the New Millennium, Continuity and Change.

Inhalt
Acknowledgements Abbreviations The Analytical and Conceptual Framework The First Steps to Monetary Cooperation, 1968-1979 The Decision to Keep the Franc in the ERM, May 1981 to March 1983 The French Challenge to German Monetary Dominance: Demands for EMS Reform, March 1983 to May 1988 Negotiating the EMU Project, May 1988 to December 1991: The Victory of European Power Motives over National Policy-Making Tradition After Maastricht, December 1991 to January 1999: Keeping the EMU Project on Track and Challenging German Monetary Dominance Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index