Europe and the United States: two different social models -- Handling a multiethnic society -- Americans at work, Europeans on holiday -- Job security, job regulations, and 14 million unemployed -- Technology, research, and universities -- Competition, innovation, and the myth of national champions -- Interest groups against liberalization -- The judicial system and the cost of doing business -- Conflicts of interest in financial markets -- A united Europe? -- The rhetoric of dirigisme and coordination -- The Euro -- Budget fixes -- A wake-up call for Europeans.
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