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020 _a9780520248571 (cloth : alk. paper)
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100 1 _aHill, Steven,
_d1958-
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245 1 0 _aEurope's promise :
_bwhy the European way is the best hope in an insecure age /
_cSteven Hill.
260 _aBerkeley :
_bUniversity of California Press,
_cc2010.
300 _axiv, 472 p ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 371-436) and index.
505 0 _aThe 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?".
520 _aArgues 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.
521 2 _aAdult
856 _uhttps://uowd.box.com/s/k78aqq08661ow064bal9f13f0y25k0ma
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