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SHOULD THE UK JOIN EMU? Introduction Many on the continent relish the opportunity of pooling the power of Europe in order to stand up to the US who has for so long used its weight to secure its position as the only superpower. Some in Europe fear that left as individual nations, Germany would emerge by far the strongest in Europe and would eventually dominate the continent. These feelings are behind the creation of the EU and the Euro. This report is split into 4 chapters. The first chapter deals with the supposed benefits of a single currency in Europe. Chapter two is a critical analysis of Robert Mundell's theory of Optimum Currency Areas. This is the most widely accepted theory on how to test the viability of a currency area. In chapter 3 we take a closer look at the UK, specifically the five tests that Gordon Brown 'insists' must be met...

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