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Euros, Pounds and Albion at Arms
Timothy W. Fox
其他書名
European Monetary Policy and British Defence in the 21st Century
出版Storming Media, 2004-09
主題History / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralPolitical Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy
ISBN14235220609781423522065
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=CVQMPwAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋In the United Kingdom, a central issue of contemporary foreign policy is whether or not to enter into full membership of the European Monetary Union (EMU). Membership has profound implications for the development of the European Union (EU) and the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and potentially upon the much heralded Anglo-American special relationship'. On a practical level, excluding the political implications of membership, joining the EMU means surrendering the pound sterling for the euro and in doing so the British would also surrender control of monetary policy. This thesis will examine the historical links between British defence and monetary policy and argues that there are strong historical bonds that link the two in the political psychology of Britain. This link has created for Britain twin nationalistic icons in the pound and the military. This thesis illustrates that a paradox exists in that membership in the EMU would improve British defence spending and yet nationalistic forces resist membership.