The political economy of joining the European Union: Iceland’s position at the beginning of the 21st century
Iceland can consider its participation in the European Economic Area (EEA) as an associate membership of the European Union (EU). Under the EEA agreement, Iceland participates in the EU free movement of capital, persons, services and industrial goods, along with cooperation in social policy and rela...
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ftunivamstpubl:oai:uvapub:334682 2023-05-15T16:46:17+02:00 The political economy of joining the European Union: Iceland’s position at the beginning of the 21st century M Bjarnason 2010 http://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.334682 en eng Vossiuspers UvA - Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content licence (like Creative Commons). PhD thesis 2010 ftunivamstpubl 2015-11-19T11:23:29Z Iceland can consider its participation in the European Economic Area (EEA) as an associate membership of the European Union (EU). Under the EEA agreement, Iceland participates in the EU free movement of capital, persons, services and industrial goods, along with cooperation in social policy and related fields. However, Iceland does not participate in the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), or in the EU Customs Union. This dissertation studies the effects of full EU membership on Iceland’s Political Economy. It gives an overview of the EU, EEA and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), offering thorough analyses of the EMU, Agricultural Policy and Fisheries Policy. The dissertation also reviews the pros and cons of EU membership. A decision to join the EU is in the end a question of political choice and this dissertation is intended to make such a choice as informed as possible. Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Iceland Universiteit van Amsterdam: Digital Academic Repository (UvA DARE) |
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Iceland can consider its participation in the European Economic Area (EEA) as an associate membership of the European Union (EU). Under the EEA agreement, Iceland participates in the EU free movement of capital, persons, services and industrial goods, along with cooperation in social policy and related fields. However, Iceland does not participate in the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), or in the EU Customs Union. This dissertation studies the effects of full EU membership on Iceland’s Political Economy. It gives an overview of the EU, EEA and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), offering thorough analyses of the EMU, Agricultural Policy and Fisheries Policy. The dissertation also reviews the pros and cons of EU membership. A decision to join the EU is in the end a question of political choice and this dissertation is intended to make such a choice as informed as possible. |
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The political economy of joining the European Union: Iceland’s position at the beginning of the 21st century |
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The political economy of joining the European Union: Iceland’s position at the beginning of the 21st century |
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The political economy of joining the European Union: Iceland’s position at the beginning of the 21st century |
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The political economy of joining the European Union: Iceland’s position at the beginning of the 21st century |
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political economy of joining the european union: iceland’s position at the beginning of the 21st century |
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Vossiuspers UvA - Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam |
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