Europe's Promise
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Europe's Promise

Why the European Way Is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age

  1. 488 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Europe's Promise

Why the European Way Is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age

About this book

A quiet revolution has been occurring in post-World War II Europe. A world power has emerged across the Atlantic that is recrafting the rules for how a modern society should provide economic security, environmental sustainability, and global stability. In Europe's Promise, Steven Hill explains Europe's bold new vision. For a decade Hill traveled widely to understand this uniquely European way of life. He shatters myths and shows how Europe's leadership manifests in five major areas: economic strength, with Europe now the world's wealthiest trading bloc, nearly as large as the U.S. and China combined; the best health care and other workfare supports for families and individuals; widespread use of renewable energy technologies and conservation; the world's most advanced democracies; and regional networks of trade, foreign aid, and investment that link one-third of the world to the European Union. Europe's Promise masterfully conveys how Europe has taken the lead in this make-or-break century challenged by a worldwide economic crisis and global warming.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Introduction
  5. PART ONE: SOCIAL CAPITALIST EUROPE
  6. 1. The Rise of the European Way
  7. 2. The Capitalist Engine That Huffed and Puffed...
  8. 3. Europe's Secret Advantage
  9. 4. Family Values, European Style
  10. 5. The Myth of the Overtaxed European and Other Modern Fables
  11. 6. The Economic Crash of 2008-9
  12. PART TWO: HEALTHY EUROPE
  13. 7. The European Way of Health
  14. 8. La Sante D'Abord
  15. PART THREE: SUSTAINABLE EUROPE
  16. 9. Windmills, Tides, and Solar Besides
  17. 10. Revolution On Wheels
  18. PART FOUR: GLOBAL EUROPE
  19. 11. The Reluctant Superpower
  20. 12. The European Way of Foreign Policy, Put to the Test
  21. PART FIVE: PLURALIST EUROPE
  22. 13. The Legacy of Luther and Cromwell
  23. 14. Consensus Building Through Dynamic Democracy
  24. PART SIX: THE CONCEPT OF "EUROPE"
  25. 15. Sticky Glue, Social Contracts, and Fulcrum Institutions
  26. PART SEVEN: WILL EUROPE SURVIVE?
  27. 16. The Challenges of Immigrtion and Integration
  28. 17. A European Civil Rights Movement Arises-Sort of
  29. 18. The Dilemma Of Population Decline
  30. Conclusion
  31. Notes
  32. Selected Bibliography
  33. Acknowledgments
  34. Index
  35. About the Author