OFCE Books

Report on the State of the European Union, volume 2
edited by Jean-Paul Fitoussi and Jacques Le Cacheux
Palgrave, 2007

The time has come to open a lucid debate on the ways and means to make Europe better deliver democracy and sustainable growth. The Report on the State of the European Union examines the progress of European integration and focuses on economic aspects of the process.

This second volume in the series, explores the four crises of contemporary Europe, those of growth, trust, inequalities and unity. The report is written in an accessible way and will be a useful resource for academics, students, policymakers, journalists and government advisors.

Introduction

Report on the State of the European Union 2005 volume 1
edited by Jean-Paul Fitoussi and Fiorella Kostoris Padoa Schioppa,
Palgrave, 2006

This report aims to examine and monitor the process of European Integration, and analyses the growing role played by EU institutions (Parliament, Coucil, Commission, Court of Justice) in shaping - through several legislative instruments - yhe rules governing an increasing number of sectors of the European economy. It is a rigorous, abeit non-technical analysis of a wide range of topics, from the Euro take-off to competition policy, from the diffusion of the principle of mutual recognition to the consequences of the EU "enlargment" towards Central and Eastern Europe.

The report is written in an accesible way focusing on different topics each tear depending upon their relevance and current importance. It will be a useful resouce for academics and policy makers, journalists, and government advisers.

Jean-Paul Fitoussi is Professor of Economics and President of the Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Économiques, OFCE, (France).

Fiorella Kostoris Padoa - Schioppa is Professor of Economics at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.