Ewoud van Laer

The Desperate Union (eBook, PDF)

What Is Going Wrong in the European Union?

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The European Union's origins lie in the ruins of World War Two. This war inflicted huge psychological damage and everyone came to the same conclusion: no more war! European integration proved a successful tool for realising this deep-seated need. Now, 60 years on, the tool appears to have lost its effectiveness. A large section of the population is worried about the EU's common policies. Will the Greeks ever pay back those billions? Will immigrants ever really integrate? For 60 years European integration has been proceeding regardless, without taking cultural differences into account. Can this process carry on unnoticed? Has the integration process perhaps gone too far? Will it at some point stir up such powerful counterforces that the European Union becomes a victim of its own success? The Desperate Union discusses the consequences of the profound cultural differences in Western Europe and emphasises the role cultural differences can play in the debate about further European integration.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781785271755
• Artikelnr.: 63604347

Autorenporträt

Ewoud van Laer worked as a banker for different European banks. The cultural differences he experienced became the starting point for his book on the deep gap between North and South in the European Union.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Foreword
Introduction
1. No More War
2. Working Together
3. Cooperation and Punishment
4. Northern and Southern Europe
5. The European Union Today
6. Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?
Bibliography
Index.