Merritt, Giles

Slippery slope : Europe's troubled future / Giles Merritt. - First Edition. - xv, 270 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index.

The myths hastening Europe's decline -- The world in 2050 : a glimpse into the future -- Managing the new global economy : Europe's chance to take centre stage -- Europe need not fear Asia's rise -- For Europe, Africa spells trouble and opportunity -- The human factor : not enough jobs, but also not enough workers -- Europe's stuttering efforts to catch up with the digital revolution -- Why 'Brussels' lacks legitimacy, credibility, and even genuine power -- Searching for an exit from the EU's political labyrinth -- Putting some muscle into Europe's 'soft power' -- 'Juncker's curse' : why EU leaders don't deliver on their promises -- No master plan for the EU, but an urgent 'to do' list.

A hard-hitting warning that Europe's prospects are gloomy unless Europeans awake from their torpor and embrace the often difficult changes necessary to flourish in the 21st century world. From one of our most influential thinkers on European matters.

Winner of Shortlisted for 2016 European Book Prize.

9780198757863 (hardcover) 0198757867 (hardcover)

2015952656


European Union.
Unión Europea


Historia económica


Países de la Unión Europea--Condiciones económicas

JN 30 / M572s 2016

341.242/2