Problems of Governance in the European Union: Migration, Monetary Integration, Socio-Economic Change, and Trade

by David G. Mayes, Patrick Crowley (Foreword)

Mayes (Europe Institute, U. of Auckland, New Zealand) presents eight essays originating out of the inaugural conference of the European Union Centres Network in New Zealand, held in November of 2006. The topics addressed by the papers include the contribution of highly-skilled migrants from the European Union to the capabilities of New Zealand firms; approaches to socioeconomic change in New Zealand and the European Union; the governance system of the European Union; monetary integration in the Commonwealth of Independent States; geopolitics, governance, and economic fragility in the case of Lithuania; New Zealand's comparative advantage with the European Union in agriculture and manufacturing trade; and the press' representation of Pacific regional economic initiatives with regard to the European Union. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

223 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2008