The third edition offers a fundamental discussion, and detailed analysis, of European integration. Uniquely it combines economic analysis with a detailed knowledge of the integration methods employed in the EU. Whilst being academically rigorous and assuming some prior knowledge, it is full of practical examples and case studies enabling it to bridge the gap between theory and policy practice. INDICE PART 1: FOUNDATION. Chapter 1. What is Economic Integration? Chapter 2. Economic Constitution of the EU. Chapter 3. Subsidiarity and Union Economic Functions. Chapter 4. The Economics of EU Regulation. PART 2: INTERNAL MARKET. Chapter 5. Goods Market Integration: Method. Chapter 6. Goods Market Integration: Economic Impact Analysis. Chapter 7. Services Market Integration: Method and Economic Analysis. Chapter 8. The Internal Market for Network Industries. Chapter 9. Factor Market Integration: Method. Chapter 10. Factor Market Integration: Economic Analysis. PART 3: COMMON POLICIES. Chapter 11. Common Agricultural Policy. Chapter 12. EC Competition Policy. Chapter 13. Common Trade Policy. Chapter 14. EU Industrial Policy. PART 4: EQUITY AND STABILISATION. Chapter 15. Social Equity for the Union? Chapter 16. The Economics of Cohesion. Chapter 17. European Macroeconomic Cooperation. Chapter 18. Economic and Monetary Union. Chapter 19. Assessing the EU budget. Chapter 20. EU Enlargement: Methods and Economic Analysis.