First published in 2004. This book studies the history of the single, or internal, market of the European Union since its beginnings after the Second World War until the end of 2000. The perspective is pluridisciplinary and incorporates several dimensions: historical, political, economic; legal and sociological.

Gilles Grin is a scientific assistant at the Swiss Federal Office for Education and Science in Berne. He also worked as a consultant for the European Commission. He holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Lausanne, Masters degrees from Yale University and the London School of Economics, and a Ph.D. from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.

Introduction to the Single European Market; Part 1 Origins of the Battle of the Single European Market; Chapter 1 Origins of the Single European Market 1945-1985; Chapter 2 Developments of Thought on European Economic Integration Before 1985; Part 2 The Battle of the Single European Market and its Achievements; Chapter 3 The Completion of the Single European Market 1985-1992; Chapter 4 The Management and Deepening of the Single European Market, 1993-2000; Part 3 The Single European Market and the Battle of Economic Thought; Chapter 5 The Cecchini Report and its Controversies; Chapter 6 The Single Market Review; Conclusions;