Routledge Studies in the European Economy
About the Book Series
Routledge Studies in the European Economy is our home for cutting-edge, upper-level scholarly studies and edited collections. Featuring compact and well researched volumes of 150 to 300 pages, the series provides a range of content considering the European economy alongside history, politics, cultural studies, agriculture, education, globalisation, and other subjects, titles are characterized by dynamic interventions into established subjects and innovative studies on emerging topics.
The Economic Credibility of the State: Governance, Institutions, and the Challenge of Populism
1st Edition
Edited
By Jerzy Hausner, Andrzej Sławiński
July 03, 2026
The book argues that economic credibility should be assessed not only on the basis of financial stability and economic growth, but also on the state's ability to maintain democracy and long-term social cohesion. Why do some countries maintain economic stability and investor confidence, while others...
Development Institutions in The European Economy: Innovation, Economic Growth and Competitiveness
1st Edition
By Marta Postuła, Arkadiusz Garbarczyk
June 02, 2026
In the face of deglobalisation, decreased competitiveness and the lack of innovation in European Union (EU) countries, national development institutions, due to their unique mandates and operational capabilities, have emerged as an effective tool in the hands of governments on the path to long-term...
Crisis Era European Integration: Economic, Political and Social Lessons from Croatia
1st Edition
Edited
By Jakša Puljiz, Hrvoje Butković
December 26, 2025
The year 2023 marked the tenth anniversary of Croatia’s membership of the European Union, the last acceding country to the EU, and thus represents a fitting opportunity to explore the political, economic and social dimensions of this tremendous transformation. This book examines how Croatia has ...
Knowledge Cohesion: Uniting Europe Through Research Networks
1st Edition
By İbrahim Semih Akçomak, Umut Yılmaz Çetinkaya, Erkan Erdil, Müge Özman
July 30, 2025
Research collaboration plays a pivotal role in not only disseminating existing knowledge but also catalyzing the generation of novel insights. This book delves into the benefits that arise from research collaborations, shedding light on their multifaceted impacts. It serves as a pioneering ...
Economic Challenges and Young Adults: Perspectives from Germany, Poland and Czechia
1st Edition
Edited
By Magdalena Osińska
June 17, 2025
In recent years, there has been an unprecedented shift in the attitudes of young individuals towards the key economic issues they encounter as they embark on their adult lives. Sociologists have identified two distinct generations, namely Generation Y and Generation Z, which exhibit behaviours ...
The Silver Economy: An Ageing Society in the European Union
1st Edition
By Agata Niemczyk, Katarzyna Szalonka, Anna Gardocka-Jałowiec, Wioletta Nowak, Renata Seweryn, Zofia Gródek-Szostak
April 14, 2025
The definition of “old” has evolved intensively over the years due to demographic changes, and the ageing population is one of the most frequently discussed issues in recent decades. The profile of the 21st century senior is completely different from the senior in the second half of the ...
Transition Economies in Central and Eastern Europe: Austrian Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Alicja Sielska
December 18, 2024
The theory of interventionism of the Austrian School of Economics explains the successes and failures of the transformation processes in Central and Eastern European countries and offers a deep insight into contemporary economic phenomena. Three decades have passed since the collapse of communism ...
Economic Policy Coordination in the Euro Area
1st Edition
By Armin Steinbach
October 14, 2024
The European debt crisis has given new impetus to the debate on economic policy coordination. In economic literature, the need for coordination has long been denied based on the view that fiscal, wage and monetary policy actors should work independently. However, the high and persistent degree of ...
Europe and the Mediterranean Economy
1st Edition
Edited
By Joan Costa-Font
October 14, 2024
With the creation of the Mediterranean partnership and the recent move towards the creation of the Union for the Mediterranean in 2008, a new emphasis is placed on the Mediterranean in the study of European Integration. This book brings together a collection of experts to address this important new...
The Evolution of European Manufacturing Industries: The Dynamics of Core-Periphery Relationships
1st Edition
By Bolesław Domański, Grzegorz Micek, Robert Guzik, Krzysztof Gwosdz, Arkadiusz Kocaj
September 05, 2024
The book provides a picture of the increasing significance of Central Europe and especially Poland in global production networks, discussing the underlying economic, social, and political factors. The key question it answers is to what extent the growth of production and exports results in ...
Economic Well-being and Household Debt
1st Edition
By Agnieszka Wałęga, Grzegorz Wałęga, Ryszard Kowalski
May 27, 2024
The growing indebtedness of households reported over the last 30 years and in most developed countries has serious economic and social implications. This book provides insight into the concepts, measures, and determinants of household indebtedness, over-indebtedness, and well-being by integrating ...
The European Union Digital Single Market: Europe's Digital Transformation
1st Edition
Edited
By Łukasz Dawid Dąbrowski, Magdalena Suska
September 25, 2023
According to the European Commission, two recent policies: the Digital Service Act and the Digital Market Act will allow for the regulation of a significant part of the EU Digital Single Market (DSM), to an extent similar to the creation of the traditional internal market in the early 1990s. The ...