European economic integration has relied on policies intended to make the European Union strong and resilient economically, socially and politically. The Eurozone crisis and Brexit have demonstrated, however, how fragile this hope was and how contested reforms to the major European economic policies have become. Dariusz Adamski explains the evolution of these policies - from the Economic and Monetary Union to the internal market, international trade, the EU's climate policy, as well as its redistributive policies - and demonstrates how this evolution has made European economic integration increasingly frail. He shows how erroneous economic and political assumptions regarding the direction of the European integration project have interplayed with the EU's constitutional context. Arguing that flaws in individual policies contributing to European economic integration can be remedied in compliance with the existing constitutional setup, he explains why such solutions would be economically beneficial and politically feasible.

An innovative, bipartisan and comprehensive account of why European economic integration has been in disarray and how to fix it.

About the Author
Dariusz Adamski is Associate Professor of Law, Vice-Dean for Research and International Cooperation, and Head of the Centre for European Economic Law and Governance at the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics, Uniwersytet Wroclawski, Poland. He is also a Research Associate at the European Research Centre for Economic and Financial Governance in Rotterdam and a member of the leading Polish economic think-tank Civic Development Forum (Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju).

Reviews
'Having finally emerged from its financial crisis, the EU is searching for a way forward - for a way of ensuring financial stability and sustaining growth while at the same time defending European values. In Dariusz Adamski it has an able cartographer. The road-map he provides in Redefining European Economic Integration should be the definitive guide for those seeking to reconcile these imperatives. We can only hope that European leaders are wise enough to follow it.' Barry Eichengreen, George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
'An ambitious book which will leave you both hopeful and despairing about the future of Europe.' J. H. H. Weiler
'An important and sophisticated contribution to the debate about attempts at policy coordination and integration in the European setting, that has important implications for how we interpret globalization and backlashes against integration and globalization.' Harold James, Claude and Lore Kelly Professor of European Studies, Professor of History and International Affairs, Princeton University, New Jersey



Book Information
ISBN 9781108421423
Author Dariusz Adamski
Format Hardback
Page Count 512
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 930g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 158mm * 26mm