This book presents the most recent research and the most updated accounts on product market integration. While the existing literature addresses the four dimensions of market integration
(goods, services, capital and labour), this volume focuses on integration in goods markets. This is a cornerstone of economic integration and product markets are actually the most integrated
markets in the European Union. Therefore, the EU appears as the case-study of this volume.
The book is innovative as product market integration is analyzed from various disciplinary perspectives. Understanding product market integration requires more than one single discipline, be it
economics, political science, law, sociology or management. The variety of approaches adopted by the various authors make the book appealing to a diversified audience: to academics, for the
in-depth theoretical and empirical analyses it presents; to policymakers, as they may find insightful anticipations of future challenges in market integration; to practitioners, as it shows how
the achievements and difficulties in product market integration may affect their business opportunities. Diversity is the richness of the volume and makes it unique. Such as in a kaleidoscope,
the various chapters present the reader with different perceptions, issues and debates on product market integration. The book is organized around three main themes: plural perspectives and
assessments of current market integration in the EU, empirical analyses of impediments to product market integration, and discussion of current challenges and future forms of market
integration.
