History of European monetary intergration - from 1945 till 1979 and European Monetary System

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Povijest Europske monetarne integracije - od 1945 do 1979 i Europskog monetarnog sustava
• Author: Stipe Turić
• Mentor: Ozren Pilipović (mentor)
• Committee member: Ozren Pilipović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Zrinka Erent-Sunko (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Nenad Rančić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (Economic Sciences); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-04-24, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Law

Abstract

This work covers the earliest part of European integration that led to the creation of the European Union. Through the prism of economic history, it aims to show what were moving factors behind the post WWII economic miracle, how we got ECSC, and how ECSC kept evolving into an organization no one expected it to be when it was created. A key issue of this process was monetary integration, and following that process, we realize how many political, economical, academic and individual factors molded and impacted the process of European integration. A brief overview cant represent the historic reality, but as with everything that involves looking into history, we settle with less to draw some kind of conclusion. In the end, the main factor in this process were individuals over the two sides of the Rhine, who set aside old rivalries, and pushed Europe into integration of the new stage every time it was close to collapsing. This gives the frame on why Europe remembers the names of Jean Monnet, Robert Schuman, Robert Marjolin, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, Helmut Schmidt and many others, who shaped the history of European integration.

Abstract (croatian)

Ovaj rad pokriva najraniji dio Europske integracije koji je vodio ka stvaranju Europske Unije. Kroz prizmu ekonomske povijesti, za cilj ima pokazati koji su pokretački faktori stajali iza poslijeratnog ekonomskog čuda, što je dovelo do ECSC, i kako je ECSC nastavila evolvirati u organizaciju kakvom je nitko nije zamislio kad je stvorena. Ključni dio ovog procesa je bila monetarna integracija, te prateći taj proces, uviđamo Koliko političkih, ekonomskih, akademskih i individualnih čimbenika je oblikovalo I utjecalo na proces Europske integracije. Kratak osvrt ne može prikazati povijesnu zbilju, no kao i sa svakim drugim pogledom u povijest, zadovoljni smo i s prikazom kako bi stvorili neki zaključak. U konačnici, glavni čimbenik ovog procesa su bili pojedinci s obje strane Rajne, koji su ostavili po strani stara rivalstva, i gurnuli Europu ka integraciji višeg stupnja svaki put kad je ona bila blizu kolapsa. Ovime dobivamo okvir u kojemu Europa pamti imena Jean Monnet, Robert Schuman, Robert Marjolin, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, Helmut Schmidt I mnogih drugih, koji su svojim radom odredili povijest Europske integracije.

• Keywords: European Union; monetary union; economic history; monetary policy
• Keywords (croatian): Europska unija; monetarna unija; ekonomska povijest; monetarna politika
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:313929
• Study programme: Title: Law; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra prava (magistar/magistra prava)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-05-08 10:26:41