Europe's Promise : Why the European Way Is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age / Steven Hill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hill, Steven, 1958- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--Social conditions--21st century.

Europe.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (489 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A quiet revolution has been occurring in post-World War II Europe. A world power has emerged across the Atlantic that is recrafting the rules for how a modern society should provide economic security, environmental sustainability, and global stability. In Europe's Promise, Steven Hill explains Europe's bold new vision. For a decade Hill traveled widely to understand this uniquely European way of life. He shatters myths and shows how Europe's leadership manifests in five major areas: economic strength, with Europe now the world's wealthiest trading bloc, nearly as large as the U.S. and China combined; the best health care and other workfare supports for families and individuals; widespread use of renewable energy technologies and conservation; the world's most advanced democracies; and regional networks of trade, foreign aid, and investment that link one-third of the world to the European Union. Europe's Promise masterfully conveys how Europe has taken the lead in this make-or-break century challenged by a worldwide economic crisis and global warming.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part One. Social Capitalist Europe

Part Two. Healthy Europe

Part Three. Sustainable Europe

Part Four. Global Europe

Part Five. Pluralist Europe

Part Six. The Concept of "Europe "

Part Seven. Will Europe Survive?

Conclusion. The Make or Break Century

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786612361081

9781282361089

1282361082

9780520944503

052094450X

OCLC:

558854082