Towards an Imperfect Union (eBook)

A Conservative Case for the EU

Dalibor Rohac (Autor)

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2016
202 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-7065-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This compelling book represents the first systematic justification of the European project from a free-market viewpoint. Instead of advocating for the end of the EU, Rohac argues that conservatives must come to its rescue by helping to reduce the EU’s democratic deficit and turning it into an engine of economic dynamism and prosperity.

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In today's Europe, deep cracks are showing in the system of political cooperation that was designed to prevent the geopolitical catastrophes that ravaged the continent in the first half of the twentieth century. Europeans are haunted, once again, by the specters of nationalism, fascism, and economic protectionism. Instead of sounding the alarm, many conservatives have become cheerleaders for the demise of the European Union (EU). This compelling book represents the first systematic attempt to justify the European project from a free-market, conservative viewpoint. Although many of their criticisms are justified, Dalibor Rohac contends that Euroskeptics are playing a dangerous game. Their rejection of European integration places them in the unsavory company of nationalists, left-wing radicals, and Putin apologists. Their defense of the nation-state against Brussels, furthermore, is ahistorical. He convincingly shows that the flourishing of democracy and free markets in Europe has gone hand in hand with the integration project. Europe's pre-EU past, in contrast, was marked by a series of geopolitical calamities. When British voters make their decision in June, they should remember that while Brexit would not be a political or economic disaster for the United Kingdom, it would not solve any of the problems that the "e;Leavers"e; associate with EU membership. Worse yet, its departure from the European Union would strengthen the centrifugal forces that are already undermining Europe's ability to solve the multitude of political, economic, and security challenges plaguing the continent today. Instead of advocating for the end of the EU, Rohac argues that conservatives must come to the rescue of the integration project by helping to reduce the EU's democratic deficit and turning it into an engine of economic dynamism and prosperity.For the author's video on Brexit, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFReUnO05Fo

Autor

Dalibor Rohac is a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies European political and economic trends. He is concurrently a visiting fellow at the Max Beloff Centre for the Study of Liberty at the University of Buckingham in the UK and a fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs in London. Rohac’s analyses and commentary have been published widely, including in the New York Times, Financial Times, Foreign Policy, and the Wall Street Journal.

Inhalt

IntroductionChapter 1—Europe’s Hubris and NemesisChapter 2—What Has the EU Ever Done For Us?Chapter 3—Meet the DiscontentsChapter 4—Europe’s Pressure PointsChapter 6—Better Off Out?Chapter 7—How Conservatives Can Save the EUAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.4.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Europe Today
• Zusatzinfo: 5 Illustrations including: - 1 Black & White Illustrations; - 1 Tables; - 3 Graphs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
• Schlagworte: European Integration • European Studies • European Union • eurosceptics • Euroskeptics
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-7065-9 / 1442270659
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-7065-7 / 9781442270657