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Slippery slope : Europe's troubled future / Giles Merritt.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: eng Publisher: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016Edition: First EditionDescription: xv, 270 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780198757863 (hardcover)
  • 0198757867 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.242/2 23
LOC classification:
  • JN 30 M572s 2016
Contents:
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.
Awards:
  • Winner of Shortlisted for 2016 European Book Prize.
Summary: 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.
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JN 30 M572s 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000140315

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.

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