Willem Molle is Professor at the Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

'Like its predecessors, this edition provides a thorough and economically literate account of European integration. It is an invaluable source for both reference and teaching, and the new material in this edition is particularly commended.' Alan Winters, University of Sussex, UK, and Director, Development Research Group, The World Bank, USA 'The great merit of Professor Molle's work is he clarity of his writing, simplifying even the most complex notions, which he explains with a kind of economic literacy often missing in works of this kind. It is a teaching aid that has now attained an enviable track record as an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to this important topic.' Journal of Contemporary European Studies

• Contents: Part 1 General issues: Introduction; Dynamics of the integration process; Short history; Institutions. Part 2 Common Market: Goods; Services; Labour; Capital. Part 3 Sectors of activity: Agriculture; Manufacturing; Energy; Services; Transport. Part 4 Conditions for balanced growth: Allocation, internal market and competitiveness policies; Stabilisation: economic and monetary union; Redistribution: cohesion policies; External relations. Part 5 Conclusion and Lessons: Evaluation; What lessons for regional integration schemes?; What lessons for the design of global integration?; Bibliography; Index.

Willem Molle is Professor at the Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

'Like its predecessors, this edition provides a thorough and economically literate account of European integration. It is an invaluable source for both reference and teaching, and the new material in this edition is particularly commended.' Alan Winters, University of Sussex, UK, and Director, Development Research Group, The World Bank, USA 'The great merit of Professor Molle's work is he clarity of his writing, simplifying even the most complex notions, which he explains with a kind of economic literacy often missing in works of this kind. It is a teaching aid that has now attained an enviable track record as an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to this important topic.' Journal of Contemporary European Studies

• Contents: Part 1 General issues: Introduction; Dynamics of the integration process; Short history; Institutions. Part 2 Common Market: Goods; Services; Labour; Capital. Part 3 Sectors of activity: Agriculture; Manufacturing; Energy; Services; Transport. Part 4 Conditions for balanced growth: Allocation, internal market and competitiveness policies; Stabilisation: economic and monetary union; Redistribution: cohesion policies; External relations. Part 5 Conclusion and Lessons: Evaluation; What lessons for regional integration schemes?; What lessons for the design of global integration?; Bibliography; Index.