Routledge Library Editions: Economics of the European Union
About the Book Series
Routledge Library Editions: Economics of the European Union is a 28-volume set that collects together some key out-of-print titles that examine the history, development and focus of economics in Europe as European integration began and grew into the EU of today. Books look at the idea of a single common market and customs unions, regional disparities and economic planners’ hopes for levelling up, planning, industrial policies, politics, lobbying, democracy and accountability, the roles and impacts of industry and business, security economics, public finance and much more besides.
The Regions and the European Community: The Regional Response to the Single Market in the Underdeveloped Areas
1st Edition
Edited
By Robert Leonardi
December 29, 2025
The Regions and the European Community (1993) analyses the role of sub-national institutions in the regional economic development process in the EC’s less-developed countries: Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy. The advantages and disadvantages of the European single market are examined, as...
The Romanian Economy in the Twentieth Century
1st Edition
By David Turnock
December 29, 2025
The Romanian Economy in the Twentieth Century (1986) surveys the country’s resources and examines the development of the different sectors of the economy. It considers the economy at the different stages of its development, and shows how the depression of the 1930s hit particularly deep, and how ...
The Spanish Economy in the 20th Century
1st Edition
By Joseph Harrison
December 29, 2025
The Spanish Economy in the 20th Century (1985) looks at the trials and tribulations of Spain, one of the most politically isolated and economically backward countries in Europe in the 20th Century. Monarchy, dictatorships, civil war, parliamentary republic – Spain experienced them all and it was ...
Western Europe: Technology and the Future
1st Edition
By Stanley Woods
December 29, 2025
Western Europe (1987) looks at the ‘technology gap’ myth around the comparison of the high technology industries of Western Europe and those of the United States and Japan. It compares and contrasts the environment for innovation in the US, Japan and Western Europe, analysing differences in the ...