The European Economy in an American Mirror

ISBN-13: 9780415771726 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 528 str.

Opis

Examines the American and European economies; drawing comparisons between them. This book deals with competitiveness on one hand and the relationship between institutions and markets on the other.

Recenzje

"This book is a must buy for any library with an interest in the study of the European Union. The 19 contributors are highly regarded university researchers and civil servants, with two-thirds of them from the EU. Chapters cover the complete range of economic and social issues, from competition to welfare programs to employment tot he constitutional situation ... this is an excellent book for any student of the EU" -- CHOICE July 2008, Vol. 45 (P.K. Kresl, Bucknell University)

O autorze

Barry Eichengreen is George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Eco□nomics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. Michael Landesmann is Scientific Director of the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) and Professor of Economics and Head of Department at Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria. Dieter Stiefel is Professor at the Department for Social and Eco□nomic History and at the Department of Economics at Vienna University.