Tsoukalis, Loukas

In defence of Europe : can the European project be saved? / In defense of Europe Loukas Tsoukalis. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016. - xi, 238 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-230) and index.

"Europe has not been so weak and divided for a long time. Buffeted by a succession of crises, it has shown a strong collective survival instinct but a poor capacity to deliver. In times when the tectonic plates are shifting and tension between global markets and national democracies is rising, can Europe hold together, under what terms - and indeed for what purpose?
The euro crisis has left big scars and is not over yet. Economic divergence has grown between and within countries, leading in turn to political fragmentation and the rise of populism. And growth remains slow, fragile, and uneven.
Europe is in a bind: it is difficult to go forwards and scary to go backwards. In between, it is an unhappy and unstable state of affairs. Looking further afield a more assertive Russia and an imploding neighbourhood may not even allow Europe the luxury to decline in grace."-- Publisher's description.

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European Union


Europe--Economic integration--History--21st century
Europe--Politics and government--21st century
European Union countries--Politics and government--21st century

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