Adjusting to EMU

List of Tables List of Figures List of Boxes Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface Notes on the Contributors Introduction PART 1: ADJUSTMENT AT THE EU LEVEL Macroeconomic Policy in the EMU The EMU Constitution Policy Co-ordination under EMU Structural Policies as a Means of Adjusting under EMU PART 2: ADJUSTMENT AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL The Early Years of EMU: Convergence but Uneven Adjustment Germany: Painfully Adjusting to EMU? Ireland: Adjusting to Life in the Euro Area without the United Kingdom? Finland: Membership to Encourage Change Sweden: Not Yet or Not Ever? The United Kingdom: Prospering Outside the Euro Area? The New Members - Big Bang or Slow Transition to Stage 3 Adjusting to EMU: Conclusions and Policy Implications Notes Bibliography Index