The European Economy in an American Mirror

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Volume 1: Growth, Competitiveness and Employment 1. Economic Institutions and Policies in the US and the EU: Convergence or Divergence? 2. Between Neo-liberalism and No Liberalism: Progressive Approaches to Economic Liberalization in Western Europe 3. Technology Regimes and Productivity Growth in Europe and the United States: A Comparative and Historical Perspective 4. Comparing Welfare in Europe and the United States 5. Long-Term Competitiveness of the Wider Europe 6. American Fiscal Policy in the Post-war Era: An Interpretive History 7. Fiscal Policy in Europe: The Past and Future of EMU Rules from the Perspective of Musgrave and Buchanan 8. Convergence via Two-tier Reforms and Growthless Job Creation in Europe 9. How Well Do the Clothes Fit?: Priors and Evidence in the Debate over Flexibility and Labour Market Performance 10. Employment and Labour Productivity in the EU: Reconsidering a Potential Trade-off in the Lisbon Strategy Volume 2: Corporate Governance, Social Policy and Migration 1. Europe's Constitutional Imbroglio 2. European Union Expansion: A Constitutional Perspective 3. The Welfare State and Euro-Growth 4. Is there a European Welfare Model Distinct From the US Model? 5. International Migrations: Some Comparisons and Lessons for the European Union 6. Migration, Labour Markets and Integration of Migrants: An Overview for Europe with a Comparison to the US 7. The Policy of Insolvency EU - US 8. Phases of Competition Policy in Europe 9. From Accidental Disagreement to Structural Antagonism: The US and Europe: Old and New Conflicts of Interest, Identities, and Values, 1945-2005