Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewWhose interests does the 'new Europe' serve, and what kind of model of capitalism is being constructed in the European Union? This book presents an analysis of the transnational social forces in the making of a new European socio-economic order that emerged out of the European integration process during the 1980s and 1990s. Arguing that the political economy of European integration must be put within the context of a changing global capitalism, Van Apeldoorn examines how European change is linked to global change and how transnational actors mediate these changes. Van Apeldoorn contends that we can conceive of the process of European integration as a struggle between competing 'projects' and related rival social forces. These projects each seek to define the content of European integration in different ways with regard to basic socio-economic questions. Globalisation and the rise of a transnational capital mean that this struggle takes place in an increasingly transnational - rather than a merely domestic or international - arena. A critical role here is played by what the author interprets as an emerging European transnational capitalist class. A key organisation of this transnational capitalist elite is the European Roundtable of Industrialists (ERT). On the basis of a detailed study of this club of leaders of Europe's largest transnational corporations, the book highlights the political role of transnational capital in the European integration process. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bastiaan van ApeldoornPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Volume: v.6 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780415255707ISBN 10: 0415255708 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 16 May 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Theoretical Perspective: Social Forces and the Struggle Over European Order 2. Global Restructuring, Transnational Capitalism and Rival Projects for European Order 3. The European Roundtable: an Elite Forum of Europe's Emergent Transnational Capitalist Class 4. The Roundtable's Changing Strategic Project and the Transnational Struggle over European Order 5. Transnational Class Agency, the Rise of 'Embedded Neo-Liberalism' and the Evolving European Order ReferencesReviews'An extremely useful intellectual tool for those who try to find answers about the tendencies presently operating in Europe.' Lucia Diaz Marroquin, Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 2004 Author InformationBastiaan van Apeldoorn Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
