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Contains essays which tackle various aspects of the German and European market, ranging from theoretical issues criticizing the narrowness of the debate, analyses of the real effects of monetary policies in the short and long run, fiscal policy contributions, wage policies, to family policies.

According to the European Commission, two recent policies: the Digital Service Act and the Digital Market Act will allow for the regulation of a significant part of the EU Digital Single Market (DSM), to an extent similar to the creation of the traditional internal market in the early 1990s. The provisions are intended to improve conditions in the EU DSM to ensure that the market is as free and fair as it is safe for users of the digital economy.This interdisciplinary book analyses the impact of digital technologies on specific markets and, more broadly, the society and the economy. It identifies and assesses the different features, challenges, trends and dimensions of the EU DSM, from a legal and economic viewpoint, and also from a Polish perspective. Poland is presented as one of the EU countries participating in the creation of the EU DSM and is analysed alongside the average, as well as the best and the worst performing EU member states and compared with other non-EU members.The book addresses several broad areas in which the implications of digitalisation are particularly visible, and which are important to the "average" person: giant online platforms, freedom of speech, e-commerce, digital levy, energy infrastructure, and the labour market. The authors have presented opportunities and threats related to the functioning of the digital market. These opportunities and threats are typical of highly developed countries while reflecting the specific features of the EU DSM. The starting point of the considerations are the diverse experiences of the EU member states.The book adds a voice to the public debate on the role of the digital economy in the contemporary world and will be a useful guide for students and researchers in economics, law, and international relations.Chapters 1 and 2 of this book are available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at ww.routledge.com . They have been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

The provision of advanced telecommunication networks is increasingly pivotal in determining an economy's perfomance. This study examines the importance of these networks within the EU and questions their role in promoting economic regeneration and renewal in Europe.

This study provides a country by country overview of the legal regulations concerning employment protection and fixed-term employment in the twelve Member States of the European Union.

The book explores how, to what extent and with what consequences the international crisis of 2007-2008 and the recession which followed have affected European SMEs (small and medium enterprises) in both the well established market economies of the old member countries and in the post-transformation new member countries, and what can be done at the institutional and political level to uphold them.

This book explores the issue of fiscal federalism within the context of EU integration from theoretical, historical, policy and global perspectives.

Analyses the development of the European Union (EU), which was founded upon the principle of the free movement of capital, goods, services and people in 1957. This book is suitable for advanced students and academics involved with European politics, the European Union, European Economics and Economic institutions.

In easily accessible language, this book analyses the impact of Economic and Monetary Union on Small and Medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe.

Combining theoretical and empirical analysis this book explores the core issues of fiscal federalism in the European context.

Brings together some of the agricultural economists in Europe to discuss pressing issues regarding the reform of the CAP, such as EU agricultural, trade and development policies, and the role of the WTO.

This book takes a comparative look at state intervention in labour markets in Britain and France during the 1950s and 1960s.

Europe's work force is subject to a dual convergence process: from the transnational spread of new management practices and from the political force of European Union. This text assesses both the convergent and divergent developments taking place at both pan-European and cross-national levels.

An appraisal of the turbulent development of the Spanish economy over the last fifty years and an evaluation of the current economic and social problems within an historical context.

The Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and the Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries have drastically restructured Europe's trade architecture towards the third world. This title examines the consequences of EPAs for development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Almost 117 million passengers flew on Europe's low cost airlines in 2006. This statistic would have seemed beyond belief in the mid-1980s. This book examines the deregulation which has taken place since then and in particular looks at the single most important repercussion of the deregulation of Europe's skies - the rise of the low cost airline.

This book assesses the reasons for the growing gap between the level of economic development in Ukraine and Poland. It examines the course of events and evaluates the effectiveness of the system transformations, both in the context of the economy as a whole, and in individual regions.

New Europe is a rhetorical term used by some analysts to describe European post-communist transition success stories. This book examines the nations that make up the so-called New-Europe to look at the economic competitiveness in comparison with each other and the rest of Europe.

Focuses on the effects of the European integration process on the inter-regional division of labour in both western and Eastern European countries. This study shows economic integration as a relocation of resources across sectors and space.

Providing readers with a multi-faceted assessment of the implementation of fiscal policies in the euro zone and their macroeconomic effects five years after the inception of the euro, this book, international in perspective and scope, is a reference source for discussions in this area for both academics and policy makers.

Russia's transition to a market economy has been tortuous. However, this book argues that the arguments and counter-arguments that pitch shock therapy against gradualism are wide of the mark and quite pointless.

Discussing the process of liberalisation in the telecommunications sector in the EU and in a global context, this book highlights the connections between politics of regulation at global, national and regional levels.

Trade unions in the European Union face an increasingly hostile environment, conditioned by growing globalization and structural changes in the European economies. This book considers the responses unions have been developing.

This book charts the process of financial market reform in Central and Eastern Europe. Topics discussed will include the implications of future EU membership, and the strategies pursued by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

This book explores the prospects for the emergence of a distinctly European pattern in industrial relations, in which European-level organisations representing employers and trade unions gain in importance.

This book explores the interrelationship between neoliberal economic policies within the European Union (EU), particularly across Eurozone countries, and the decline in social cohesion exemplified by the rise in support for political parties of the extreme right.

This edited collection focuses on the pace of financial integration in the EU with special emphasis on the new EU Member States and investigates their progress in comparison with 'old' EU countries. The book is the first of its kind to include and evaluate the effects of the global financial crisis on the process of EU financial integration.

Competitiveness has become a major issue in the European debate as differences in the competitive position of the member states are considered to be one of the main causes for the Euro-crisis and the macroeconomic imbalances within the Euro Area. However, there is still no consensus on the best way to measure competitiveness. This book provides an up to date analysis of the causes of European imbalances by comparing Germany and Italy, two key countries of the Eurozone.

The book presents state of the art research on womenΓÇÖs current position in European labour markets. It combines analysis of the latest trends in employment, occupational segregation, working time, unpaid work, social provisions (especially care provisions) and the impact of the financial crisis, with overall assessment of the actual impact of the European Employment Strategy and the specific impact of key policies, such as taxation and flexicurity.

Inconsistent policies are less effective than they ought to be. EU uses mainly the regulatory method. The effectiveness of this method has come into question. So alternative methods are favoured. One is the financial method and other is coordination. This book sets out to contribute to a solution by following two approaches.