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The Core-Periphery Divide in the European Union

A Dependency Perspective

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Revisits a forgotten alternative school from the 1980s
  • Proposes lessons for contemporary Europe from Eurpean Dependency School of thought
  • Proposes a conceptual framework of the European Periphery

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Introduction

    • Rudy Weissenbacher
    Pages 1-13
  3. Old Paradigms and New Crises

    • Rudy Weissenbacher
    Pages 113-140
  4. Persistent Core–Periphery Divide in the EU

    • Rudy Weissenbacher
    Pages 229-273
  5. Capitalism and Beyond?

    • Rudy Weissenbacher
    Pages 275-320
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 321-369

About this book

This book revisits the forgotten history of the 'European Dependency School' in the 1970s and 1980s, explores core-periphery relations in the European integration process and the crises of the contemporary European Union from a dependency perspective, and draws lessons for alternative development paths.

Was disintegration of the European Union foretold? With the benefit of hindsight, the critical analysis of the European integration process by researchers from the 'European Dependency School' is most timely.  The current framework of the European Union seems to be haunted by issues that had been very familiar to the researchers of the 'European Dependency School', such as a lack of a common and balanced industrial policy. How do the situations compare? What lessons can be learnt for alternative development policies in contemporary Europe?

Weissenbacher tackles these issues, which are of relevanceto all interested in political economy, political science, development studies and regional development.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute for International Economics and Development, Department of Economics, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria

    Rudy Weissenbacher

About the author

Rudy Weissenbacher is a researcher at the Institute for International Economics and Development, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna), Austria.

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eBook USD 89.00
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  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 119.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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