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Small States and the European Union – Economic Perspective is a new book published by Routledge and edited by Lino Briguglio, who directs the Islands and Small States Institute at the University of Malta.

The book deals with the EU’s small and candidate states, with a focus on their economic structure and performance and the impact of EU membership (past, actual and potential) on the economy.

The small states covered are those with a population of three million or less, including Cyprus, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta and Slovenia. This title adds to the literature on the EU, on regional integration generally and on small states. It delves into the special constraints of small, economic size and examines why and how the small states of Europe manage to compete, albeit not without difficulty, with the larger states in the block, where free trade prevails.

The book answers research questions like “What are the special economic development constraints faced by the small states of the EU?” and “What policy options have been used by, or are available to, these small states to address these constraints?”

http://www.bookdepository.com/Small-States-and-the-European-Union-Lino-Briguglio/9781857438079?ref=bd_ser_1