How did the process of European integration break down how can it be repairedIn European Integration 19502003 John Gillingham reviewed the history of theEuropea... » 

How did the process of European integration break down how can it be repairedIn European Integration 19502003 John Gillingham reviewed the history of theEuropean project and predicted the rejection of the European constitution. Nowthe worlds leading expert on the EU maps out a route to save the Union. Thefour chapters of this penetrating fiercelyargued and often witty book subjecttodays dysfunctional European Union to critical scrutiny in an attempt to showhow it is stunting economic growth sapping the vitality of nationalgovernments and undermining competitiveness. It explains how the attempt torevive the EU by turning it into a champion of research and development willbackfire and demonstrates how Europes great experiment in political andeconomic union can succeed only if the wave of liberal reform now under way inthe historically downtrodden east is allowed to sweep away the prosperous andcomplacent west. «