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The European Neutrals

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The repercussions of EC92 on members, and especially on non-members, and the adequate reaction of neutrals have been discussed widely and will continue to be discussed in parliaments, in governments, in newspapers and by economists. Nevertheless, the results are poor. This is due to three uncomfortable facts. The lack of agreement on political goals within the Community, the heterogeneity of the neutrals and the limited concern of economic theory with the effects of deepening integration, as opposed to the reduction of tariffs.

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    Gunther Tichy

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  1. University of Basel, Switzerland

    Silvio Borner (Professor of Economics) (Professor of Economics)

  2. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

    Herbert Grubel (Professor of Economics) (Professor of Economics)

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Tichy, G. (1992). The European Neutrals. In: Borner, S., Grubel, H. (eds) The European Community after 1992. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12048-2_9

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