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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merritt, Giles, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union.

Physical Description:

xv, 270 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Contents:

1 The Myths Hastening Europe's Decline 1

2 The World in 2050: A Glimpse into the Future 29

3 Managing the New Global Economy: Europe's Chance to Take Centre Stage 51

4 Europe Need Not Fear Asia's Rise 71

5 For Europe, Africa Spells Trouble and Opportunity 89

6 The Human Factor: Not Enough Jobs, but also Not Enough Workers 107

7 Europe's Stuttering Efforts to Catch Up with the Digital Revolution 125

8 Why 'Brussels' Lacks Legitimacy, Credibility, and Even Genuine Power 143

9 Searching for an Exit from the EU's Political Labyrinth 161

10 Putting some Muscle into Europe's 'Soft Power' 181

11 'Juncker's Curse'-Why EU Leaders Don't Deliver on Their Promises 205

12 No Master Plan for the EU, but an Urgent 'To Do' List 229.

Notes:

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

ISBN:

9780198757863

0198757867

OCLC:

925500011