Routledge Studies in the European Economy is our home for cutting-edge, upper-level scholarly studies and edited collections. Featuring compact and well researched volumes of 150 to 300 pages, the series provides a range of content considering the European economy alongside history, politics, cultural studies, agriculture, education, globalisation, and other subjects, titles are characterized by dynamic interventions into established subjects and innovative studies on emerging topics.
By Bolesław Domański, Grzegorz Micek, Robert Guzik, Krzysztof Gwosdz, Arkadiusz Kocaj
August 07, 2024
The book provides a picture of the increasing significance of Central Europe and especially Poland in global production networks, discussing the underlying economic, social, and political factors. The key question it answers is to what extent the growth of production and exports results in ...
Edited
By Jakša Puljiz, Hrvoje Butković
August 01, 2024
The year 2023 marked the tenth anniversary of Croatia’s membership of the European Union, the last acceding country to the EU and thus, represents a fitting opportunity to explore the political, economic and social dimensions of this tremendous transformation. This book examines how Croatia has ...
By Agnieszka Wałęga, Grzegorz Wałęga, Ryszard Kowalski
May 27, 2024
The growing indebtedness of households reported over the last 30 years and in most developed countries has serious economic and social implications. This book provides insight into the concepts, measures, and determinants of household indebtedness, over-indebtedness, and well-being by integrating ...
Edited
By Marc Baudry, Sławomir Ireneusz Bukowski, Marzanna Barbara Lament
April 16, 2024
Following multiple global crises, there is an urgent need to review our economic and financial paradigms to improve outcomes for the three pillars of sustainable development: economic, social, and environmental. In response, various strands of new economic thinking have emerged such as degrowth, ...
By İbrahim Semih Akçomak, Umut Yılmaz Çetinkaya, Erkan Erdil, Müge Özman
February 21, 2024
Research collaboration plays a pivotal role in not only disseminating existing knowledge but also catalyzing the generation of novel insights. This book delves into the benefits that arise from research collaborations, shedding light on their multifaceted impacts. It serves as a pioneering ...
By Agata Niemczyk, Katarzyna Szalonka, Anna Gardocka-Jałowiec, Wioletta Nowak, Renata Seweryn, Zofia Gródek-Szostak
October 04, 2023
The definition of “old” has evolved intensively over the years due to demographic changes, and the ageing population is one of the most frequently discussed issues in recent decades. The profile of the 21st century senior is completely different from the senior in the second half of the ...
Edited
By Łukasz Dawid Dąbrowski, Magdalena Suska
September 25, 2023
According to the European Commission, two recent policies: the Digital Service Act and the Digital Market Act will allow for the regulation of a significant part of the EU Digital Single Market (DSM), to an extent similar to the creation of the traditional internal market in the early 1990s. The ...
Edited
By Alicja Sielska
August 16, 2023
The theory of interventionism of the Austrian School of Economics explains the successes and failures of the transformation processes in Central and Eastern European countries and offers a deep insight into contemporary economic phenomena. Three decades have passed since the collapse of communism ...
Edited
By Rafał Wisła, Paweł Dykas
May 31, 2023
The year 2020 went down in economic history due to the dramatic and drastic changes in economic and social conditions that resulted from the outbreak of the global pandemic of COVID-19. This book offers a multi-level narrative about the pandemic, written from national and international perspectives...
Edited
By Marian Gorynia, Barbara Jankowska, Katarzyna Mroczek-Dąbrowska
January 09, 2023
Following the British referendum held on June 23, 2016, voters supported the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (EU) (Brexit), a starting point for the third round of European crisis, following the eurozone debt crisis and the migration crisis. This volume provides an overview ...
By Paul Teague
January 09, 2023
The UK’s departure from the EU has profoundly affected the politics and economics of Northern Ireland. Brexit has shattered a political accommodation that was taking shape in the region that involved nationalism and unionism refraining from aggressively pursuing their own objectives or making ...
Edited
By Sławomir I. Bukowski, Alina Hyz, Marzanna B. Lament
January 09, 2023
The success of an economy to adapt quickly, flexibly, and effectively to the demands of the changing international economic environment can only be investigated using the achievements of other national economies or regions as a benchmark. This book analyzes the fundamental factors of ...