Europe 2020
Subtitle: competitive or complacent?
By: Daniel S. Hamilton
Contributors: Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Center for Transatlantic Relations
Publisher: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780984134168
Subjects: Economic conditions; Economic policy; UE/CE Relations extérieures; Relations économiques internationales; Compétitivité; Europe 2020; Croissance économique; Mondialisation; UE/CE Etats membres; Economic history; Außenbeziehungen; Mitgliedsstaaten; Wettbewerbsfähigkeit
Description: How well is Europe positioned to deal with the competitive and highly connected G20 world? Are Europeans primed to be world-class players? Or are they complacent, failing to meet their challenges while a world of opportunities passes them by? How does the European Union compare to other dynamic economies? Where are its links thick, where are they thin, and how are they changing?

In this study Daniel Hamilton offers a comprehensive, up-to-date look. He shows how the EU is connected to other continents, and what those ties mean for Europe's competitiveness in a G20 world. He explains the Eu's global links in goods, services, money, energy, people and ideas. He maps each of these flows and describes how they affect relations between the Eu and other world regions. He assesses the Eu's strengths and weaknesses, and offers four scenarios for the Eu's future.

In the context of today's debates about the rise of other world regions, this book offers some unanticipated conclusions and makes recommendations with important implications for decision makers in Europe -- and around the globe. --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-292).
Table of contents: title: Sec. I. Goods, services, money, energy, people and ideas; title: sec. II. Partners and competitors : the EU and other world regions. The EU and North America : deep integration; title: The EU and wider Europe : the China next door?; title: The EU and Japan : fading ties?; title: The EU and China : shaping the future?; title: The EU and rising Asia : opportunity knocks; title: The EU and India : surprisingly weak links; title: The EU and Russia : stormy weather; title: The EU and the Middle East : energy and people; title: The EU and Africa : energy, people and neglected opportunities; title: The EU and Latin America : commodities, services, energy, and people; title: The EU and the Caribbean : follow the money; title: The EU and Oceania : distant cousins; title: sec. III. Europe 2020 : competitive or complacent? Creating a competitive Europe.