The European Community, International Trade, and World Unity
考察了从1949年欧洲理事会成立到《马斯特里赫特条约》期间欧洲经济统一的演变,指出经济自由主义战胜了重商主义,且欧洲区域一体化并未损害国际贸易,反而相互促进。
This article examines the evolution of European economic unity from the formation of the European Council in 1949 through the Maastricht Treaty. The steady increase in European economic integration demonstrates the triumph of the ideas of economic liberalism and free trade over those of mercantilism and protectionism. Moreover, European regional economic integration has not come at the price of increased international trade; on the contrary, the two have tended to re-enforce one another. Hopefully, both trends will continue.