Spain and EC Membership Evaluated: (EC Membership Evaluated S.)

Spain's ascension to the European Community in 1986 was symbolic of a new phase in its economic and political development, following years of isolationist policies under Franco's regime. With the advent of the Single Market, Spain has now emerged as an important member of the European Community. EC membership initially brought its own problems for the Spanish economy, but the contributors to this book feel that the difficulties of the 1980s have been largely overcome and that Spain may look to the future with optimism. This books forms part of a series of 11 volumes which attempt to compare and contrast each of the member states within the context of the European Community.

Table of Contents:
Free movement of capitals and financial services, Sar Gonzalez Fernandez; competition policy, Maria Teresa Lopez and Laura de Pablos Escobar; industrial policy, Carlos Alvarez Aledo; technology policy, Carlos alvarez aledo; the energy sector, Sara Gonzalez Fernandez; telecommunications and transport policy, Sara Gonzalez Fernandez; agricultural policy, Carlos San Juan Fernandez; environmental policy, Alejandro Lopez and Alfonso de Esteban Alonso; fiscal and tax policy, Alfonso Utrilla de la Hoz; monetary policy, Sar Gonzalez Fernandez; regional policy, Vicente Reisgo Alonso; action scope of the EC's foreign policies - the role of trade and development policies in the process of community integration, Jose Antonio Nieto Solis; working population, Maria Pilar Alcobendas Tirado; industrial relations and trade unions, Sergio Santillan; health and social protection policies, Benjamin Gonzalez Rodriguez and Ana Gonzalez Fernandez; equal treatment of women, Celia Gonzales jorge and Amparo Almarcha Barbado; demographic and family policies, Manuel J. Rodriguez Caamano and Alfonso de Esteban Alonso; consumer protection, Serafin Chimeno Rabanillo; education and training, Manuel Rodrigez Carrajo; media policy, Emilio Rodriquez Lara; tourism and cultural policy, Lorenzo Navarrete Morenco and Antonio Alvarez Sousa; welfare, social policy and fight against poverty, Isabel Ramirez de Mingo; executive parliamentary control, Manuel Sanchez de Dios; the impact of the electoral system on the European Parliament, Franciso Vanaclocha Bellver and miquel Angel Ruiz de Azua; the formation of transnational parties and the party system in Spain, Jose Ramon Montero Glbert; patterns of political participation, Jose Ramon Montero Glbert and Mariano Torcal; protection of fundamental rights, Carlos Bruquetas Galan; the consequences of European membership on the Spanish education policy, Manuel J. Rodriguez Caamono and Amparo Almarcha Barbado; cultural policy and European identity in Spain, Maria Luz Moran; has the European Community imposed an immigration policy on Spain? (cost/benefit analysis of immigration policy), Antonio Izquierdo.