France and the Politics of European Economic and Monetary Union

Preface PART I: 1970-1991 Engaging Germany, Modernising France The Drive For A European Treaty On Economic And Monetary Union (EMU) 1. Introduction: Why did France want EMU? 2. 1984-88: How the EMU Treaty Project Took Shape 3. 1988-90: German Unity and European Union 4. 1991: The Maastricht Negotiations 5. The EMU Deal: French Ambition; German Design? PART II: 1992-2014 Putting The Treaty Deal Into Practice French Political Management Of Emu 6. 1992-96: The Years of Turmoil and Disarray 7. 1996 - 99: Recovery and Launch of a Wide Eurozone 8. 1999-2007: French Competitiveness and European Reform 9. 2007-12: The Crisis Years 10. Conclusions and Future Policy Challenges Acronyms and Abbreviations Select Bibliography and Further Reading