04999oam 2200709Ka 450 991082431470332120190503073401.00-262-30069-91-283-42080-597866134208000-262-30146-69786613420800(CKB)2670000000133132(EBL)3339360(SSID)ssj0000570509(PQKBManifestationID)12235925(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000570509(PQKBWorkID)10588130(PQKB)11549647(StDuBDS)EDZ0000130739(MiAaPQ)EBC3339360(OCoLC)772087527(OCoLC)775992321(OCoLC)778202395(OCoLC)817055261(OCoLC)872393988(OCoLC)961493524(OCoLC)962585401(OCoLC)966260690(OCoLC)988434339(OCoLC)991957800(OCoLC)1037925575(OCoLC)1038680756(OCoLC)1055367845(OCoLC)1058154351(OCoLC)1066455224(OCoLC)1077274213(OCoLC)1081188311(OCoLC-P)772087527(MaCbMITP)8941(Au-PeEL)EBL3339360(CaPaEBR)ebr10521952(CaONFJC)MIL342080(OCoLC)772087527(EXLCZ)99267000000013313220120110d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe continuing evolution of Europe /edited by Thiess Buettner and Wolfgang OchelCambridge, Mass. MIT Press©20121 online resource (185 p.)CESifo seminar seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-262-01701-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Contributors; Series Foreword; Chapter 1. The Continuing Evolution of Europe: Introduction and Overview; The Financial Crisis: A Risk for the Euro Area; Global Constraints; Industrial Policy: The Role of National Champions; Reforming the European Welfare State; Reforming Institutions and the Public Sector; Chapter 2. Financial Market Regulation in Europe; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Recent Developments: Lending Booms, Financial Integration, and Increased Competition; 2.3 Bailout Expectations and Moral Hazard; 2.4 The Current Financial Crisis and Short-Term Reactions of the Authorities2.5 Long-Term Policy Options: Strengthening the Basel Treaty and a Return to Narrow Banking2.6 The European Dimension; 2.7 Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3. Global Constraints on European Integration over the Next Few Decades; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Rise of China, India, and the South; 3.3 Geographic Mobility of Production; 3.4 Global Environmental Considerations; 3.5 Global Financial Structure; 3.6 Migration Considerations; 3.7 Future European Integration as a Process Influenced by Global Considerations; 3.8 Conclusion; Notes; ReferencesChapter 4. Do We Need National or European Champions?4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Extracting Monopoly Rent Abroad; 4.3 Protecting Employment; 4.4 Innovative Champions?; 4.5 Spillovers, Clusters, and Poles; 4.6 The Political Economy of Picking Winners; 4.7 Conclusion; Note; References; Chapter 5. Reforming the European Welfare State; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Welfare State's Economic Rationale; 5.3 Boosting Employment and Activating the Unemployed; 5.4 Dealing with the Aging Problem; 5.5 Managing International Migration; 5.6 Conclusion; Notes; ReferencesChapter 6. Europe at a Crossroads: Reforming Political Institutions and Public Sectors6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Voting in the European Union: Ideology, Party Discipline, and Allegiance; 6.3 Budget Approval and National Implementation of EU Legislation; 6.4 Political Economy and the Failure of Structural Reforms; 6.5 Race to the Bottom and the Neoliberal Success of the European Union: What ' s Next?; 6.6 The Crisis and the European Economy; 6.7 Redesigning the Public Sector in Europe; 6.8 Prescriptions of Fiscal Federalism; 6.9 What Should Europe Do and What Do Europeans Think about it?6.10 Extremist Parties on Left and Right and Public Euroskepticism6.11 How Can European Politics Be Given a New Lease on Life?; 6.12 Summing Up; Notes; References; IndexHere, economists address key challenges facing the EU, including financial instability, welfare state reform, inadequate institutional framework, and global economic integration.CESifo seminar series.EuropeEconomic conditions21st centuryEuropeSocial conditions21st centuryEuropePolitics and government21st centuryECONOMICS/Political Economy330.94Büttner Thiess1966-613934Ochel Wolfgang1943-127595OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910824314703321The continuing evolution of Europe3966176UNINA