英国政府欧元政策的文化解读

Interpretation of British Policy on Euro from Cultural Perspectives

欧元的面世和流通是欧洲一体化深入发展的里程碑之一。但作为欧盟的重要成员国,英国却因政治、经济和文化等错综复杂的原因一直游离于欧元区之外,其何时加入欧元区也就成为人们关注的焦点。本文从文化的视角,分析了海岛文化、帝国情结和政治文化这三个因素对英国政府欧元政策的巨大影响。

The birth of euro is the milestone of further development of European integration. As an important member of EU, however, for complicated political, economical and cultural reasons, Britain hasn＂ t become a member of the euro-zone yet. Now, the moment when Britain joins the zone attracts the attentions of the world. This paper explores how cultural factors have greatly influenced British policy on euro.