The Future of Europe: Reform or DeclineMIT Press, 26 sept. 2008 - 200 pages A provocative argument that unless Europe takes serious action soon, its economic and political decline is unavoidable, and a clear statement of the steps Europe must take before it's too late. Unless Europe takes action soon, its further economic and political decline is almost inevitable, economists Alberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi write in this provocative book. Without comprehensive reform, continental Western Europe's overprotected, overregulated economies will continue to slow—and its political influence will become negligible. This doesn't mean that Italy, Germany, France, and other now-prosperous countries will become poor; their standard of living will remain comfortable. But they will become largely irrelevant on the world scene. In The Future of Europe, Alesina and Giavazzi (themselves Europeans) outline the steps that Europe must take to prevent its economic and political eclipse. Europe, the authors say, has much to learn from the market liberalism of America. Europeans work less and vacation more than Americans; they value job stability and security above all. Americans, Alesina and Giavazzi argue, work harder and longer and are more willing to endure the ups and downs of a market economy. Europeans prize their welfare states; Americans abhor government spending. America is a melting pot; European countries—witness the November 2005 unrest in France—have trouble absorbing their immigrant populations. If Europe is to arrest its decline, Alesina and Giavazzi warn, it needs to adopt something closer to the American free-market model for dealing with these issues. Alesina and Giavazzi's prescriptions for how Europe should handle worker productivity, labor market regulation, globalization, support for higher education and technology research, fiscal policy, and its multiethnic societies are sure to stir controversy, as will their eye-opening view of the European Union and the euro. But their wake-up call will ring loud and clear for anyone concerned about the future of Europe and the global economy. |
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... Innovation, and the Myth of National Champions 79 7 Interest Groups against Liberalization 91 8 The Judicial System and the Cost of Doing Business 101 9 Conflicts of Interest in Financial Markets 109 10 A United Europe? 119 11 The ...
... innovation rather than imitation became the critical factor for growth, Europe found itself ill prepared. The very institutions that had been responsible for the success of the 1960s became an obstacle to growth after the 1970s. Rather ...
... innovation. Europe could prevent its rapid military and political decline by pulling together resources (political and military) with a true foreign policy through the European Union. But recent experience suggests that European ...
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Table des matières
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2 Handling a Multiethnic Society | 31 |
3 Americans at Work Europeans on Holiday | 43 |
4 Job Security Job Regulations and 14 Million Unemployed | 57 |
5 Technology Research and Universities | 65 |
6 Competition Innovation and the Myth of National Champions | 79 |
7 Interest Groups against Liberalization | 91 |
9 Conflicts of Interest in Financial Markets | 109 |
10 A United Europe? | 119 |
11 The Rhetoric of Dirigisme and Coordination | 135 |
12 The Euro | 143 |
13 Budget Fixes | 153 |
14 A Wakeup Call for Europeans | 165 |
Index | 173 |
8 The Judicial System and the Cost of Doing Business | 101 |
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The Future of Europe: Reform Or Decline Alberto Alesina,Francesco Giavazzi Affichage d'extraits - 2006 |
The Future of Europe: Reform Or Decline Alberto Alesina,Francesco Giavazzi Aucun aperçu disponible - 2008 |