Title Brexit : directions for Britain outside the EU / Ralph Buckle, Tim Hewish, John C. Hulsman, Iain Mansfield, Robert Oulds

Published London : Institute of Economic Affairs, 2015 ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 162 pages) Series Hobart paperback ; 178 Hobart paperback (2015) ; 178 Contents The authors; Foreword; Acknowledgement; Editorial note; Tables, figures and boxes; 1A blueprint for Britain: openness not isolation, ; Iain Mansfield; Framing the endeavour; External negotiations; Box 1Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty; Table 1Comparative positions of Norway, Switzerland and Turkey and proposed UK position after exit; Box 2What is the Single Market?; Table 2Free trade agreements of Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand and the EU with non-EU G20 countries; Figure 1Percentage of UK exports to the EU and ROW; Table 3The UK's top ten non-EU, non-EFTA export destinations (2012) Table 4Initial priority order for non-EU, non-EFTA FTA negotiationsTable 5Likely topics for negotiation in a UK exit agreement; Internal preparations; Box 3Regulations and directives; Box 4Super-affirmative procedure; Box 5Excerpt from a summary of EU driving regulations for vehicles over 3.5 tonnes; Figure 2How does the UK spend the money it receives from the EU?; Outcomes; Table 6Impact on GDP of the best-case, most likely and worst-case scenarios; Conclusion; Appendix A: Analysis of trade policy options; Table 7UK exports (goods and services) 2002-12 (£bn) Table 8UK trade export growth (goods and services), 2002-12Appendix B: Analysis of outcomes; Table 9FTA priority conclusions; Table 10Cost of UK exit as calculated by comparison with the TTIP; Table 11UK benefit or loss from selected FTAs; Table 12Impact on GDP of the best-case, most likely and worst-case scenarios; References; 2Britain's post-EU future and the development of EFTA plus; Robert Oulds; Introduction; The EU and 'free' trade; Aims and objectives: the desired outcomes of negotiations with the EU; Figure 3UK trade balance with EU in goods and in services Negotiations under the Article 50: the EU's prescribed method of withdrawalEU law post-Brexit; British post-Brexit influence in the EU; Post-EU trade and migration policy; Table 13Foreign direct investment flows per capita per year (US); Figure 4FDI in Iceland, Switzerland, Norway in comparison with the UK (1983-2012), Central Bank of Iceland (1989-2012); The process of rejoining EFTA; Reforming the EEA and EFTA: re-establishing the original purpose of the EEA; Conclusion; Appendix A. The alternatives; Appendix B. Additional benefits of EFTA/EEA membership Appendix C. Problems with the Swiss optionReferences; 3Old links, new ties -- global free trade through the Anglosphere and Commonwealth; Ralph Buckle and Tim Hewish; Introduction; Why the Commonwealth and Anglosphere nations?; Current economic trends; Figure 5Commonwealth and Europe share of real world GDP (PPP, bn) 1970-2013; Table 14World Bank's Ease of Doing Business rankings; Table 15World Bank's 'Starting a Business' rankings; Table 16World Bank's 'protecting investors' rankings; The Internet; Table 17The Corruption Perception Index; Box 6New Zealand Summary During 2013-14, the IEA ran a competition ('BREXIT') to find the best blueprint for Britain outside the EU, with the objective of securing a free and prosperous economy should it choose to leave. This book brings together Iain Mansfield's winning submission with edited versions of three other contributions Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject European Union SUBJECT European Union fast Subject BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Economics. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General. Commerce Economic policy International economic integration Great Britain. European Free Trade Association. European Union. Member states. Withdrawal. Referendum. International economic relations. Brexit. E-docs. SUBJECT European Union countries -- Economic integration Great Britain -- Commerce -- European Union countries European Union countries -- Commerce -- Great Britain European Union countries -- Economic policy Europe -- Economic integration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045678 European Economic Community countries -- Economic policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89006824 Subject Europe European Union countries Great Britain Form Electronic book Author Hewish, Tim, author Hulsman, John C., 1967- Mansfield, Iain, author Oulds, Robert, author Institute of Economic Affairs (Great Britain), issuing body ISBN 9780255366823 0255366825 0255366833 9780255366830

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