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| LC control number |
2009022718 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780520248571 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0520248570 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780520261372 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0520261372 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Call number |
306.2/094/09/051 |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
Hill, Steven, |
| Dates |
1958- |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Europe's promise : |
| Subtitle |
why the European way is the best hope in an insecure age / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Steven Hill. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
Berkeley : |
| Publisher |
University of California Press, |
| Date |
c2010. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiv, 472 p ; |
| Size |
23 cm. |
| CONTENTS |
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| Contents |
The rise of the European way -- The capitalist engine that huffed and puffed -- Europe's secret advantage : economic democracy -- Family values, European style -- The myth of the overtaxed European and other modern fables -- The economic crash of 2008-9 : Wall Street capitalism vs. social capitalism -- The European way of health -- La Sante d'abord : the formal health care system -- Windmills, tides, and solar besides : the European way of energy -- Revolution on wheels : the European way of transportation -- The reluctant superpower : transatlantic rupture and the post-9/11 world -- The European way of foreign policy, put to the test -- The legacy of Luther and Cromwell : political democracy in Europe -- Consensus building through dynamic democracy -- Sticky glue, social contracts, and fulcrum institutions -- The challenges of immigration and integration -- A European civil rights movement arises: sort of -- The dilemma of population decline : "where are all the children?". |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
Argues that Europe has produced a viable structure for economic security, environmental sustainability, and global stability since the end of World War II and encourages other countries to adopt their methods to improve their own economic and political systems. |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/k78aqq08661ow064bal9f13f0y25k0ma |
| Public note |
Location Map |
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45117 |