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The french economist jean monnet 18881979 was primarily responsible for the introduction of national economic planning in post1945 france and was an outstanding leader in the postwar movement for the unification of europe. Despite amazon labeling this work memoirs by roy jenkins, it is in fact the memoirs of jean monnet, with an introduction by roy jenkins. Pdf placing the supranational politics of jean monnet in time. Jean omer marie gabriel monnet was a french entrepreneur, diplomat, financier, administrator. He was the most influential strategist to work behind the scenes in the institutions of power following the. Jean monnets memoirs illuminate the foundation of the european community and show what a hard slog it was to promote the common interest in the face of traditional nationalism. Il voyage ensuite plusieurs fois en amerique du nord, pour lentreprise familiale. Archived from the original on 1 june after the war he set out on a single minded mission to create the united states of europe out of the chaos left by the war.
The papers will appear in a series of publications of the jean monnet center, including this web site, which will serve as the online platform for the series. It aims primarily at stimulating teaching, research and reflection in the field of european integration studies at the level of higher education institutions within and outside the european. Pasquale tridico jean monnet professor in european. Jean monnet was one of the most celebrated figures of the 20th century. Author of the schuman plan and by this architect of european unity assuming that integration does not follow grand logics but functional necessities.
During the war he pushed for an unrealistic merger of great britain and france yes, one country with two languages and in post war europe, a merger of france and. Also, the memoirs of monnet are an interesting source for this research, even. Jean monnet biography the history of the european union and. Jean monnets memoirs cover a breathtaking sweep of time which witnessed some of historys greatest upheavals through two world wars. Jean monnets life was fascinating and is an example of how eu politicians end up creating such havoc. Jean monnet passed away at the age of 90 on 16 march, 1979 while working in his memoirs in his home in houjarray, bazochessurguyonne.
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Monnets memoirs describes the process that brought the small kernel of the idea of a european solution to development and continued peace thru its baby steps as the francogerman coal project to its eventual structure as the. Monnet s memoirs describes the process that brought the small kernel of the idea of a european solution to development and continued peace thru its baby steps as the francogerman coal project to its eventual structure as the. At the age of sixteen, after passing only the first pat of his universityentrance examinations, he abandoned his formal education and moved to london. His remains were shifted to the pantheon of paris as per the command of president francois mitterand in 1988. That month, the european economic community created the european currency unit, the precursor to the euro. Jean monnet 18881979 a french economist who initiated comprehensive economic planning in western europe after world war ii, jean monnet is credited with helping rebuild and modernize frances. Pdf jean monnet is known as the father of the european union. Jan 31, 2018 jean monnet conference posted on january 31, 2018 by admin the conference legal implications of trade liberalization under saas and cefta will be held on 26 february 2018. Starting life as the netinline to a prosperous cognac producer, his extensive european connections and business skills led jean monnet to be. Memoires broche jean monnet achat livre ou ebook fnac.