Bailey The European Connection

Implications of EEC Membership
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8991-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
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The European Connection: Implications of EEC Membership focuses on the impact of British membership on the Commonwealth countries. The book first underscores the British dilemma, including the question on whether the British are Europeans and the position of the Schuman Declaration on the attainment of world peace and international politics. The manuscript then examines the movement of Great Britain towards the European Economic Community (EEC), taking into account the set of negotiations which took place regarding the matter. The publication takes a look at the position in which Britain faces the problem of making a choice between Europe and the Commonwealth, particularly the country's relationship with Canada, Australia, and New Zealand on international trade. The manuscript also highlights the position of the EEC regarding a common energy policy, as well as the development of an efficient energy strategy, the regulation of oil prices, and the role of the International Energy Agency on the application of energy policies. The text is a dependable source of data for readers wanting to explore the elements involved in the British membership on the Commonwealth countries.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bailey, Richard

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;The European Connection: Implications of EEC Membership;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Preface;6
6;Introduction — The European Connection;10
6.1;'Of' rather than 'in';10
6.2;Problems of choice;10
6.3;British Preoccupations;12
6.4;Confusion and doubt;12
7;PART I: The Six Establish Themselves;14
7.1;CHAPTER 1. The British Dilemma;16
7.1.1;Are the British Europeans?;16
7.1.2;The flags come down;18
7.1.3;A Difficult Choice;19
7.1.4;The British are different;19
7.1.5;The alternative approaches;20
7.1.6;The Schuman Declaration;22
7.1.7;Jean Monnet and friends;23
7.1.8;Summary;24
7.1.9;References;24
7.2;CHAPTER 2. The Bridge-Building Syndrome;25
7.2.1;The OEEC Gambit;25
7.2.2;The EFTA;25
7.2.3;Britain changes course;28
7.2.4;Summary;29
7.2.5;References;29
7.3;CHAPTER 3. Britain Moves Towards the EEC;30
7.3.1;The Negotiations — 1962/63;30
7.3.2;The Core of the Negotiations;31
7.3.3;The 1967 negotiations;32
7.3.4;The 1970/72 negotiations;33
7.3.5;Adjustments all round;35
7.3.6;Summary;35
7.3.7;References;36
7.4;CHAPTER 4. Farewell to the Old Commonwealth;37
7.4.1;Changing attitudes;37
7.4.2;Hard Realities;38
7.4.3;The EFTA Agreement;39
7.4.4;Britain Changes Step;40
7.4.5;The First Attempt;41
7.4.6;After the Veto;41
7.4.7;The Treaty of Accession;43
7.4.8;Impact of UK Entry;44
7.4.9;The New Zealand Position;45
7.4.10;Summary;46
7.4.11;References;47
7.5;CHAPTER 5. What Happened to EFTA and Ireland?;48
7.5.1;The European base;48
7.5.2;The five free trade agreements;49
7.5.3;Customs Duties;50
7.5.4;Institutional Arrangements;50
7.5.5;Rules of Origin;51
7.5.6;The rest of Western Europe;53
7.5.7;Ireland;53
7.5.8;Summary;55
7.5.9;References;55
8;PART II: Britain in Europe — Common Policies;58
8.1;CHAPTER 6. The Innocents Abroad;60
8.1.1;A bad time to start;60
8.1.2;The British Problem;61
8.1.3;External Affairs;61
8.1.4;The Continuing debate;62
8.1.5;The Extended Community;63
8.1.6;An Outward-Looking Community;65
8.1.7;Summary;67
8.1.8;References;67
8.2;CHAPTER 7. CAP Complexities;68
8.2.1;Britain the misfit;68
8.2.2;The Three Principles;69
8.2.3;Structural policy;72
8.2.4;Some side effects;72
8.2.5;High Cost Food;73
8.2.6;Commonwealth and CAP;74
8.2.7;British Interests;75
8.2.8;Delayed Action;76
8.2.9;The Green Pound;77
8.2.10;Farewell Simplicity;78
8.2.11;Amending the CAP;80
8.2.12;Cost of the CAP;80
8.2.13;The 1981 Farm Price Review;82
8.2.14;Prospects for change;83
8.2.15;Cut CAP export prices;83
8.2.16;Does Cheaper mean Better;84
8.2.17;The Direct Income Option;85
8.2.18;The 1982 Farm Price Veto;85
8.2.19;Summary;86
8.2.20;References;87
8.3;CHAPTER 8. Community Finance;88
8.3.1;Financial Objectives;88
8.3.2;Forecast and performance;89
8.3.3;The EEC budget;90
8.3.4;Community Revenue;92
8.3.5;The Luxembourg Compromise;92
8.3.6;'Own Resources';93
8.3.7;The Financial Mechanism;94
8.3.8;The Three Options;95
8.3.9;The budget tangle;96
8.3.10;The British Contribution;97
8.3.11;The Commission's recommendations;99
8.3.12;Why did we join?;101
8.3.13;The Wider Perspective;102
8.3.14;Summary;103
8.3.15;References;103
8.4;CHAPTER 9. Britain Shuns the EMS;104
8.4.1;International Monetary Cooperation;104
8.4.2;The IMF;105
8.4.3;Dollar Devaluation;105
8.4.4;The 'Snake';106
8.4.5;The EMS;107
8.4.6;Britain and the EMS;109
8.4.7;Summary;111
8.4.8;References;112
8.5;CHAPTER 10. Redistributing Resources — the Euro-funds;113
8.5.1;The Community Funds;113
8.5.2;Divergence and Convergence;114
8.5.3;The European Regional Development Fund;115
8.5.4;UK and ERDF;117
8.5.5;The European Investment Bank;117
8.5.6;The New Community Instrument;119
8.5.7;The European Social Fund;120
8.5.8;The European Development Fund;120
8.5.9;Summary and Conclusions;122
8.5.10;References;123
8.6;CHAPTER 11. Community Trade Policies;124
8.6.1;The Years of Expansion;124
8.6.2;Reactions to free trade;125
8.6.3;Influences on Trade;126
8.6.4;Competing Manufactured Imports;127
8.6.5;The Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA);129
8.6.6;The Renegotiation of MFA;130
8.6.7;Third World View;131
8.6.8;Community action;131
8.6.9;Problems for the future;132
8.6.10;No Single Policy;133
8.6.11;Back to the British Dilemma;134
8.6.12;Summary;136
8.6.13;References;136
8.7;CHAPTER 12. Why No Industrial Policy?;138
8.7.1;The Odd Omission;138
8.7.2;What sort of policy?;139
8.7.3;National Interest Wins;140
8.7.4;Where Britain lags;141
8.7.5;Sensitive sectors;142
8.7.6;The Report on the Mandate;148
8.7.7;Other measures;149
8.7.8;Parliamentary Report;150
8.7.9;Summary;150
8.7.10;References;151
8.8;CHAPTER 13. The Community and the World Energy Problem;152
8.8.1;No Common Policy;152
8.8.2;Early Initiatives;152
8.8.3;Britain's Resources;153
8.8.4;The Role of the ECSC;154
8.8.5;Price Fixing;154
8.8.6;Fuel Supplies;155
8.8.7;Impact of OPEC;156
8.8.8;The Oil Price Revolution;157
8.8.9;Still no Common Policy;158
8.8.10;Towards a new energy strategy;159
8.8.11;The International Energy Agency;160
8.8.12;Prospects for Agreement;160
8.8.13;Control of North Sea Oil;161
8.8.14;What kind of Policy;162
8.8.15;The case for a Common Energy Policy;163
8.8.16;Pricing Principles;165
8.8.17;Help from USSR;165
8.8.18;Summary;166
8.8.19;References;167
9;PART III: The Third World Associables;168
9.1;CHAPTER 14. Taking Care of the Former Colonies;170
9.1.1;Rome Treaty arrangements;170
9.1.2;African Independence;171
9.1.3;Yaoundé I;171
9.1.4;Lagos and Arusha Conventions;175
9.1.5;Impact of British Membership;176
9.1.6;The Associables;176
9.1.7;The European Development Fund;178
9.1.8;The Commonwealth ACP's;179
9.1.9;Central Africa;182
9.1.10;Summary;186
9.1.11;References;187
9.2;CHAPTER 15. The Lomé Conventions;188
9.2.1;Need for revision;188
9.2.2;The Changed Approach;189
9.2.3;Lomé I in Operation;194
9.2.4;STABEX Shortcomings;196
9.2.5;STABEX Finances;197
9.2.6;Lomé II — The 1979 Convention;197
9.2.7;Summary;198
9.2.8;References;199
9.3;CHAPTER 16. Mediterranean Policy;200
9.3.1;Traditional Relationships;200
9.3.2;Piecemeal Policies;201
9.3.3;The Global Policy;202
9.3.4;Negotiating Problems;203
9.3.5;The Magreb;204
9.3.6;Community agreement with Yugoslavia;208
9.3.7;Other Agreements;209
9.3.8;Turkey in the Wings;209
9.3.9;Summary;212
9.3.10;References;213
10;PART IV: The World at Large;214
10.1;CHAPTER 17. The Problem of Generalised Preferences;216
10.1.1;The preference issue;216
10.1.2;The British Scheme;216
10.1.3;The basis of the GSP system;217
10.1.4;The Textile Industry;218
10.1.5;Agricultural Products;218
10.1.6;The Prebisch Report;220
10.1.7;The Rich Third World;223
10.1.8;Summary;225
10.1.9;References;225
10.2;CHAPTER 18. Old Dominions, New Deal since 1973;226
10.2.1;Australia's Turnabout;226
10.2.2;Canadian Trade and Resources;227
10.2.3;New Zealand's Continuing Problems;230
10.2.4;Summary;232
10.2.5;References;232
10.3;CHAPTER 19. The American Factor;233
10.3.1;American Involvement;233
10.3.2;The Economic Problems;234
10.3.3;Defence and Foreign Policy;236
10.3.4;The Falkland Crisis;237
10.3.5;Unreal Expectations;238
10.3.6;End of the Special Relationship;239
10.3.7;Summary;240
10.3.8;References;241
10.4;CHAPTER 20. The Community and Japan;242
10.4.1;Western Summits;242
10.4.2;EEC Trade Deficit;242
10.4.3;Conditions in the Japanese Market;244
10.4.4;Japanese Export Performance;245
10.4.5;The Search for Solutions;247
10.4.6;Japanese Trade Strategy;248
10.4.7;Reasons for Japanese success;249
10.4.8;Future Prospects;251
10.4.9;Protection no panacea;252
10.4.10;Summary;253
10.4.11;References;253
10.5;CHAPTER 21. The Community and Latin America;254
10.5.1;The last in line;254
10.5.2;Framework of non-discrimination;255
10.5.3;Latin American development;256
10.5.4;Instruments of Cooperation;257
10.5.5;Agreements with Brazil;257
10.5.6;Agreements with Mexico;259
10.5.7;Institutional Links;259
10.5.8;The Brussels Dialogue;260
10.5.9;Summary;261
10.5.10;References;261
10.6;CHAPTER 22. COMECON and Common Market;262
10.6.1;Politics and Economics;262
10.6.2;COMECON Characteristics;263
10.6.3;COMECON and GATT;264
10.6.4;EEC–COMECON trade;264
10.6.5;Summary;269
10.6.6;References;269
10.7;CHAPTER 23. The European Community and the People's Republic of China;271
10.7.1;The Trade Agreement;271
10.7.2;Summary;272
10.7.3;References;272
11;PART V: Forward to What?;274
11.1;CHAPTER 24. Any Number Can Play;276
11.1.1;Post-War Europe;276
11.1.2;Greek Membership;276
11.1.3;Future Uncertainties;283
11.1.4;Spain and Portugal;284
11.1.5;Summary and conclusions;286
11.1.6;References;288
11.2;CHAPTER 25. Is the Community crumbling?;289
11.2.1;The Community Idea;289
11.2.2;Some Misunderstandings;290
11.2.3;A Federal Constitution?;291
11.2.4;Community Voting Procedures;292
11.2.5;The Luxembourg Compromise;292
11.2.6;Clarification needed;294
11.2.7;Limited EEC Achievement so far;294
11.2.8;Institutional Innovations;296
11.2.9;Summary;297
11.2.10;References;297
11.3;CHAPTER 26. Euro-stresses and Strains;298
11.3.1;British Membership;298
11.3.2;External Issues;299
11.3.3;The Brandt Report;300
11.3.4;The ACP Relationship;302
11.3.5;Britain's External Relations;303
11.3.6;Points of difference;304
11.3.7;L'Europe à plusieurs vitesses;306
11.3.8;On the other hand;308
11.3.9;References;311
12;APPENDICES;312
12.1;Appendix 1: List of Abbreviations;314
12.2;Appendix 2: Community External Trade Relations;315
12.3;Appendix 3: EEC Relations with the Third World;318
12.4;Appendix 4: Classification of ACP Countries;319
13;Index;320