The Economics of UK-EU Relations: From the Treaty of Rome to the Vote for Brexit
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 2 UK Economic Growth Performance in a European Context: Has EU Membership Made Much Difference? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 European Economic Integration, Trade and Growth: An Overview -- 3 The Golden Age of European Growth, 1950-1973 -- 4 After the Golden Age, Before the Crisis -- 5 Implications of Brexit -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- 3 How Does European Integration Work? Lessons from Revisiting the British Relative Economic Decline -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Why Did Britain Join the EU? -- 3 How and Why Did Britain Benefit from EU Integration? -- 4 A Political Economy Explanation -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 4 European Monetary Integration and the EU-UK Relationship -- 1 Introduction -- 2 European Economic Integration -- 2.1 Lessons from the Inter-war Period -- 2.2 From the Treaty of Rome to the Vote for Brexit -- 3 Understanding Integration -- 3.1 Theory Behind Economic Integration -- 3.1.1 Openness -- 3.1.2 Flexibility -- 3.1.3 Symmetry -- 3.2 The EMU Convergence Criteria: A Second Look -- 4 Towards a GEMU -- 4.1 Is "Completing" the EMU Compatible with Dropping the "Ever Closer Union" Clause? -- 5 Looking forward -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 5 The UK Financial Sector and EU Integration After Brexit: The Issue of Passporting -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Development of London's Position -- 3 The Passport -- 4 Banking Versus Insurance -- 5 Wholesale Banking -- 6 Infrastructure -- 7 Trading -- 8 Concluding Remarks and Future Relationship with the EU -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 6 Foreign Direct Investment and the Relationship Between the United Kingdom and the European Union -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background on FDI, Trade and the European Union: Recent Developments -- 2.1 The Impact of FDI -- 2.2 Methodological Developments in the FDI Literature