Europe as an economic powerhouse : how the old continent is gaining new strength / Heino Faβbender.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fassbender, Heino.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--Economic conditions--1945-.

Europe.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

viii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Kogan Page Limited, [2007]

Summary:

Two senior directors at the management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. apply their expertise to the European Union, providing an in-depth analysis of its current economic situation while arguing that the US model in not appropriate for the European market. As the European market expands as a single entity, it is facing economic challenges that can only be remedied by reform. Intended as a diagnosis of the status quo and as an agenda for change, Kluge and Hassbender argue that the US nation-state model is outdated--not the solution to Europe's economic woes. In order to stay competitive in the global market, the EU must complete the European single market, adopt smart regulation, set standards in key areas of future growth and transform the state system. Through continued harmonization of its educational systems, coping with its demographic problems and better engagement in globalization, Europe will gain the leading edge.

Contents:

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

The power of unity

What comes after deregulation? : smart regulation!

The concept of category definition

Reinventing the state.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-302) and index.

ISBN:

9780749445560

0749445564

OCLC:

76074012