Europe as an Economic Powerhouse

How the Old Continent is Gaining New Strength

Heino Fassbender

312 pages, parution le 20/03/2007

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Résumé

Europe as an Economic Powerhouse asserts that Europe's economic performance is far below its true potential. Europe's twin challenges today are to overcome obstacles to meeting its fundamental objectives and to strengthen the economy in the face of increasing internal and external pressures.

Part 1 analyses the state of the European Union, with a particular focus on social security, social justice, employment, and productivity. While the analysis recognizes best practice in the United States, it also points out that simply copying features of the US model is not the answer.

Part 2 identifies a "European way" of boosting productivity sustainably to turn Europe into an economic powerhouse that is on equal footing with the US. The authors recommend concentrating on four critical objectives: completing the single market, adopting smart regulation, systematically pursuing category definition, and transforming the state system.

The last chapter sets out a series of enablers of change including continued harmonization of Europe's educational systems, coping with the demographic problem, and better engagement in the ongoing processes of globalization.

Sommaire

Analysis of the state of Europe
- Europe's lost decade - "1992" and all that
- Europe's real crisis
- Why the US model is not suited to Europe - and what we can learn anyway
- Economic indicators and the right measures
Europe's journey to the top
- The power of unity
- What comes after deregulation? Smart regulation!
- The concept of category definition
- Reinventing the state
- Epilogue

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Kogan Page
Auteur(s)	Heino Fassbender
Parution	20/03/2007
Nb. de pages	312
Format	16,5 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	668g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780749445560
ISBN13	978-0-7494-4556-0