Western Europe 2007

Presents text, statistics and directory information on the geography, recent history and economy of the Western European countries and territories. Key features include: * Contributions from acknowledged experts * A definitive factual and statistical survey of each country. General Survey * Introductory articles written by acknowledged experts cover issues of regional importance, such as: The European Union Towards 2007; European Defence: All Illusions Exposed; The Politics of Immigration and Asylum in Western Europe; Economic Survey of Western Europe and Western Europe and the Developing World . Country Surveys Individual chapters on each country, which comprise of: * An introductory survey, containing essays on the geography, history and economy of each country, which includes a full chronology and map * An extensive economic and demographic survey of the latest available statistics on area and population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, communications media and education * A full directory section with names, addresses, contact numbers and e-mail and internet addresses covering the constitution, government, legislature, judiciary, political organizations, diplomatic representation, religious groups, the media, finance, trade and industry, tourism, defence and education * A select bibliography, containing suggestions for further research.Routledge Staff is the author of 'Western Europe 2007 ', published 2006 under ISBN 9781857433975 and ISBN 1857433971.