The future of Europe : reform or decline

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alesina, Alberto.
Other Authors: Giavazzi, Francesco.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, c2006..
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Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0710/2006046203.html
Table of Contents:
  • Europe and the United States: two different social models.
  • Handling a multiethnic society.
  • Americans at work, Europeans on holiday.
  • Job security, job regulations, and 14 million unemployed.
  • Technology, research, and universities.
  • Competition, innovation, and the myth of national champions.
  • Interest groups against liberalization.
  • The judicial system and the cost of doing business.
  • Conflicts of interest in financial markets.
  • A united Europe?
  • The rhetoric of dirigisme and coordination.
  • The Euro.
  • Budget fixes.
  • A wake-up call for Europeans.