Europe : the shattering of illusions / Václav Klaus ; translated by Ondřej Hejma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klaus, Václav.

Contributor:

Hejma, Ondřej.

Standardized Title:

Evropská integrace bez iluzí. English

Language:

Czech

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--Economic integration.

Europe.

European Union.

Europe--Politics and government--21st century.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xix, 180 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2012.

Language Note:

Translated from the Czech.

Summary:

Vaclav Klaus is President of the Czech Republic. He hits the headlines most recently by refusing, like David Cameron, to sign up to the deal to bail out the Greek Government. In this new book, President Klaus examines the uneasy Europe of today, without illusions or personal attacks, but with a mercilessly realistic view of the system that Europe has created in the last half century. He examines the benefits of integrating the continent in strictly economic terms and explains the tragic flaw in the original plan to do so. They feared the consequences of nationalism and wanted to work for transcontinental unity. Klaus argues that the present situation is unstable and unsustainable. The President proposes a transformation of both the socio-economic system and the integration model of European unity, turning back to the market economy and a more realistic cooperation between European states.

Contents:

How we got here

The inherent instability of the current interim phase

The economic benefits of territorial integration: too much optimism?

The pitfalls of denationalization and communitarization in Europe

Where do we go from here?

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781408187647

1408187647

OCLC:

806493724