Constitutional deliberations over Europe

Editorial (and a related series of articles in the same issue of Economic Affairs) consider appropriate institutional arrangements for a European market economy. Leading academics and experts examine the EU constitution, the European Court, the European Convention and inter-jurisdictional competition in a European context. Other related articles are: Historical lessons for Europe's future in the wake of the EU convention by Paul Robinson; Constitutionalism, federalism and the European Union by Martin Howe; The constitutional proposal of the European Convention: an appraisal and explanation by the European Constitutional Group; Economic analysis and inter-jurisdictional competition by Martin Ricketts.