Böcker i Comparative Political Economy-serien

This book is a comprehensive analysis of the unprecedented rise in large-scale, state-led transnational investment from countries as diverse as China, Russia and Norway, and the rise of the state in the global economy.

Examines the nature of European welfare provision and the untruths that surround it. They examine the impact of the austerity measures that followed the Great Recession, and consider its future design to equip European societies to face social change, global competition and external shocks.

A lively analysis of how mistakes in economic policy-making are increasingly made for political reasons and typically in the run up to a crisis when the constraints on the economy are ignored.

How does the EU square the seemingly contradictory objectives of bringing about less migration - its current approach to the refugee crisis - and more migration, which is its current response to the Union's demographic deficit? Peo Hansen explores how this might be resolved.

The former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus examines the role of the European Central Bank in the euro crisis and what role it should play in the future.

Greg Fuller explores the importance and growing role of mortgage markets in the macroeconomy and provides a comparative analysis of housing finance across a number of European national economies, including the UK, as well as the United States.

The solidarity of Europe, the driving force behind social and economic integration, has given way to suspicion and nationalism. If Europe, as a common project, is to continue a restructuring is required, if not a new settlement of power within the Union. This book explores what a "post-crisis Europe" might look like.

Catherine Fieschi examines why populism and populist parties have become a feature of our politics. Populism's appeal, she argues, needs to be understood as a response to the fundamental reshaping of our political, economic and social spheres through globalization and the digital revolution.

Mary Murphy offers a detailed and in-depth analysis of Northern Ireland's relationship with the EU, the role the EU has played in rebuilding the region after the Troubles, and the challenges and opportunities that Brexit might offer Northern Ireland in terms of its fragile politics and economy.

A penetrating analysis of the complexities of the TTIP negotiations, which explores why they have proved so difficult to conclude, what motivates the different parties concerned and what implications there are for future trade deals, especially for the UK in its post-Brexit negotiations and for other nations now facing a more protectionist stance from the United States.