The Trouble with Europe: Why the EU isn't working - How it can be reformed - What could take its place

Roger Bootle

ISBN 10: 1857886151 / ISBN 13: 9781857886153

Verlag: Nicholas Brealey Publishing 01/05/2014, 2014

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• Titel: The Trouble with Europe: Why the EU isn't working - How it can be reformed - What could take its place
• Verlag: Nicholas Brealey Publishing 01/05/2014
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1857886151
• ISBN-13: 9781857886153
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Very Good

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*A BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AS SELECTED BY THE WEEK* Six decades ago Europe's leaders had a noble dream: to prevent another terrible war, and to act as a beacon of co-operation rather than conflict. The European Economic Community eventually became the European Union, and so began a seemingly inevitable march towards a federal super-state, culminating in the creation of the totemic single currency: the Euro. The European Union is now at a crossroads. Its original objectives, the logic of existing relationships and monetary union, are pushing it towards full political union - some sort of United States of Europe, at least of the Eurozone. In other words, more Europe; deeper integration. But the EU is no longer working well in today's world - let alone tomorrow's. The EU needs fundamental reform, Roger Bootle argues. It was conceived in a world of large blocs, before globalisation and the rise of emerging markets. Its agenda of hamonisation and integration inevitably leads to excessive regulation and the smothering of competition. It hasn't delivered the prosperity and growth it promised. The clearest example of the EU's tortured politics producing poor economic performance is the formation of the Euro, which was undertaken for political reasons intrinsic to the European project. It has turned out to be the problem rather than the solution. What is more, if nothing changes, the EU's share of world GDP is set to fall sharply and, with it, Europe's influence in the world. Leaving the EU would not be pain and risk free, but nor is the only option to stick with the current institutions. It's time to raise the level of debate, examine the options, and tackle the trouble with Europe.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Roger Bootle is one of the City of London s best-known economists. As well as running Capital Economics, which he founded in 1999, Roger is also a Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. He was formerly Group Chief Economist of HSBC and, under the previous Conservative government, he was appointed one of the Chancellor s panel of Independent Economic Advisers, the so-called Wise Men. His previous books include, The Trouble with Markets, and Money for Nothing, which correctly anticipated the financial crisis. Roger appears frequently on television and radio and is also a regular columnist for The Daily Telegraph. In The Comment Awards 2012 he was named Economics Commentator of the year.