Slippery Slope by Giles Merritt - 9780198757870

Name: Slippery Slope by Giles Merritt - 9780198757870
Brand: Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press

Slippery SlopeBrexit and Europe's Troubled Future\nAuthor(s): Giles Merritt\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Oxford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780198757870, 978-0198757870\nSynopsis\n*Shortlisted for 2016 European Book Prize* Giles Merritt describes himself as a 'sceptical europhile'. For many years among the foremost commentators on the politics and economics shaping Europe, he was named by the Financial Times as one of 30 'Eurostars' who are the most influential voices in Brussels. \n\nSlippery Slope is far from the usual run of uncritical EU-related studies. Its aim is to set alarm bells ringing across Europe with its revealing insights into our increasingly troubled future. Giles Merritt argues that the steepness and suddenness of Europe's decline in the 'Asian century' will depend on the actions we Europeans undertake. And there are two key lessons that we need to face from the beginning. Firstly, the 'good times' aren't coming ba.