The Schumann Plan
Strange, Susan. “The Schumann Plan.” In Year Book of World Affairs 1951, George W. Keeton, Georg Schwarzenberger, editors. 109-130. London: Stevens, 1951.
Again discussing the linkage between politics and economics, Strange points out that economic integration could not be achieved without political control from above, that it is not possible for economic integration to move forward without the political will for it to happen. However the clear aim of the Schumann Plan was to redress the balance of economic power in Western Europe in favour of France and at the expense of Germany, rather than necessarily provide for increased integration.
Keywords: Europe; Hegemony; Political Economy; United States; International Relations; European Integration