Western Europe
This volume collects the insights of some of the most thoughtful academics, politicians, and policy analysts about Europe's long-term trajectory.
Many observers write off the "old continent" as less and less relevant to American prosperity. Hamilton and Quinlan's annual report, based on detailed surveys of economic activity, is crammed with data belying the conventional wisdom.
No recent volume is a better guide to the historical legacies that created the current institutional structure of NATO, the policy dilemmas of the Balkans a decade ago and of Afghanistan today, the complex and ambiguous diplomatic relations between NATO and Russia, and the various schemes for enhancing cooperation within the organization.
Häusermann shows that welfare can be reformed by exploiting cross-cutting alliances among social groups in an increasingly complex labor market.
Barker's book contains interesting evidence that Europe's corporate landscape is anything but stagnant.
