The Road To Maastricht: Negotiating Economic And Monetary Union

Providing A Comprehensive And Definitive Account Of The Negotiations That Led Up To The Agreement On Economic And Monetary Union At Maastricht In December 1991, This Book Examines The Dynamics Of The Treaty Negotiations. Introduction: An Historical Overview -- 1. Making Sense Of The Emu Negotiations -- 2. Emu, The Mitterrand Presidency, And French Political Tradition -- 3. The Political Problem Of Reconciling Domestic And International Interests In Emu: The Legacy Of Barre, Giscard D'estaing, And Pompidou -- 4. Challenging The 'd-mark Zone': Agenda-setting On Emu And The Strategy Of Indirection Under Mitterrand, 1981-1989 -- 5. French Strategy For The Igc: Making Emu Irreversible -- 6. Emu, The Kohl Chancellorship, And German Political Tradition: The Legacy Of Adenauer And Erhard -- 7. The Political Problem Of Reconciling Domestic And International Interests In Emu: The Legacy Of Schiller And Schmidt -- 8. Negotiating Emu Around The German Model: Agenda-setting Under The Kohl Chancellorship, 1982-1989 -- 9. German Strategy For The Igc -- 10. Italian Policy Beliefs About Emu: External Discipline Versus Internal Protection -- 11. Framing Emu As A New Vincolo Esterno: Policy Entrepreneurs, Co-ordination, And Reflection In Italy, 1988-1990 -- 12. Italy And The Igc: Negotiating External Discipline, Avoiding Exclusion, 1990-1991 -- 13. The British Political Tradition And Emu: Policy Legacies, Beliefs, And Co-ordination -- 14. Resisting Emu: Political Strategy, Policy Entrepreneurship, And Policy Reflection Before The Igc -- 15. John Major: Between The Party And The Igc -- 16. Jacques Delors As Policy Entrepreneur And Ingenieur Of The Emu Negotiations: Agenda-setting And Oiling The Wheels -- 17. Conclusions And Reflections. Kenneth Dyson And Kevin Featherstone. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 809-825) And Indexes.