Opting for or out of Europe? : contrasting the policies of Britain and France towards European monetary cooperation 1970-1979

Britain parted company from France in the early years of European monetary cooperation between 1970 and 1979. My thesis focuses on five factors as possible explanations of why the policies of the two neighbouring countries diverged on the issue: (1) key strategic objectives, namely, Britain's s...

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Main Author: Ikemoto, Daisuke
Published: University of Oxford 2007
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spelling ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-4912592016-08-04T04:03:43ZOpting for or out of Europe? : contrasting the policies of Britain and France towards European monetary cooperation 1970-1979Ikemoto, Daisuke2007Britain parted company from France in the early years of European monetary cooperation between 1970 and 1979. My thesis focuses on five factors as possible explanations of why the policies of the two neighbouring countries diverged on the issue: (1) key strategic objectives, namely, Britain's special relationship with the United States, in contrast with the necessity of France to achieve reconciliation with the federal Republic; (2) the legacies of the Empire; (3) economic considerations; (4) attachment to national sovereignty; and (5) the characteristics of the national party systems.332.4566094University of Oxfordhttp://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.491259Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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Opting for or out of Europe? : contrasting the policies of Britain and France towards European monetary cooperation 1970-1979
description Britain parted company from France in the early years of European monetary cooperation between 1970 and 1979. My thesis focuses on five factors as possible explanations of why the policies of the two neighbouring countries diverged on the issue: (1) key strategic objectives, namely, Britain's special relationship with the United States, in contrast with the necessity of France to achieve reconciliation with the federal Republic; (2) the legacies of the Empire; (3) economic considerations; (4) attachment to national sovereignty; and (5) the characteristics of the national party systems.
author Ikemoto, Daisuke
author_facet Ikemoto, Daisuke
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title Opting for or out of Europe? : contrasting the policies of Britain and France towards European monetary cooperation 1970-1979
title_short Opting for or out of Europe? : contrasting the policies of Britain and France towards European monetary cooperation 1970-1979
title_full Opting for or out of Europe? : contrasting the policies of Britain and France towards European monetary cooperation 1970-1979
title_fullStr Opting for or out of Europe? : contrasting the policies of Britain and France towards European monetary cooperation 1970-1979
title_full_unstemmed Opting for or out of Europe? : contrasting the policies of Britain and France towards European monetary cooperation 1970-1979
title_sort opting for or out of europe? : contrasting the policies of britain and france towards european monetary cooperation 1970-1979
publisher University of Oxford
publishDate 2007
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