The Tragedy of the European Union
Disintegration or Revival?
Contributors
By George Soros
With Gregor Schmitz
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- Mar 11, 2014
- Page Count
- 208 pages
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- ISBN-13
- 9781610394215
This is no mere academic question with limited importance for America and the rest of the world. In the past decade, the EU has declined from a unified global power to a fractious confederation of states with staggering unemployment resentfully seeking relief from a reluctant Germany. If the EU collapses and the former member states are transformed again from partners into rivals, the US and the world will confront the serious economic and political consequences that follow.
In a series of revealing interviews conducted by Dr. Gregor Peter Schmitz, George Soros — a man of vast European experience whose personal past informs his present concerns — offers trenchant commentary and concise, prescriptive advice: The euro crisis was not an inevitable consequence of integration, but a result of avoidable mistakes in politics, economics, and finance; and excessive faith in the self-regulating financial markets that Soros calls market fundamentalism inspired flawed institutional structures that call out for reform. Despite the considerable perils of this period, George Soros maintains his faith in the European Union as a model of open society. This book is a testament to his vision for a peaceful and productive Europe.
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“The most honest and sensible book yet to tackle the euro crisis. Soros eschews the sanctimony and pseudoscience that frequently accompany commentary on the EU and gets right to the basic political conflicts and human foibles that underlie the union's problems.”—Foreign Affairs
“It is clear that his observations about the eurozone crisis and the structural flaws in the euro are largely correct… The book remains an interesting read and Soros does an excellent job of concisely highlighting the challenges facing the EU… The book remains an interesting read and Soros does an excellent job of concisely highlighting the challenges facing the EU.”—Forbes.com
"Soros's trenchant critique appears on the mark.”—Financial Times
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