Alesina, Alberto.

The future of Europe : reform or decline / Alberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2006. - x, 186 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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.

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Europe, Western--Economic policy.

HC 240 / A371f 2006

338.94