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Zusatztext As I have come to expect from Roger Bootle! he gets to the heart of the matter with crystal-clear analysis and punchy comment. It's the best book yet on the European Union's dysfunctionality. Informationen zum Autor One of Britain's best-known economists, Roger Bootle runs Capital Economics, Europe's largest macroeconomics consultancy, which he founded. Roger appears frequently on television and radio and is also a regular columnist for The Daily Telegraph. In the Comment Awards 2012 he was named Economics Commentator of the year. He is the author of widely acclaimed books including The Trouble with Markets, Money for Nothing and The Death of Inflation. Roger is also a Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee. He was one of the previous Conservative government's "Wise Men." In July 2012, Roger and a team from Capital Economics won the prestigious Wolfson Economics Prize. Klappentext FULLY REVISED EDITION FOR THE 2016 UK EU REFERENDUM Designed by its founders to pursue ever closer union the EU has reached fundamental decision point. While its elites still press for greater integration! support for the project among its citizenry is dwindling fast. A noble dream born in the shadow of a terrible war! conceived in a world of powerful blocs dominated by the United States and the USSR! the European Union has become hopelessly ill equipped for an era of globalisation and emerging markets. In its current form it is nothing less than the greatest obstacle between Europe and success. What's more! if nothing changes! its share of world GDP will drop sharply and its influence will be greatly diminished. This book is written especially for all fair-minded people across Europe who have previously been presented only with a choice of extremist ravings or wads of impenetrable Euro-speak. To all those who may be called upon to contribute to a decision about Europe's future! or their country's part in it! Roger Bootle offers a fluent! readable and even-handed analysis of the options of how Europe could better serve its people. Fully REVISED, UPDATED and EXPANDED edition of Roger Bootle's essential text published in the run–up to the 2016 EU Referendum Zusammenfassung Fully REVISED! UPDATED and EXPANDED edition of Roger Bootle's essential text published in the run-up to the 2016 EU Referendum ...