LEADER 03172cam a2200481 i 4500003 hubpceuo 005 20191007122445.0 006 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 007 ta 008 140110s2014 nyua b 000 0 eng 010 2013049858 020 9781610394215 (hardcover) 020 1610394216 (hardcover) 020 |z9781610394222 (ebook) 035 (OCoLC)868000221 035 8441501 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dhubpceuo 041 eng 042 pcc 043 e------ 050 00 HC240 |b.S654 2014 082 00 337.1/42 |223 100 1 Soros, George, |d1930- 245 14 The tragedy of the European Union : |bdisintegration or revival? / |cGeorge Soros ; with Gregor Peter Schmitz. 250 First edition. 260 New York : |bPublicAffairs, |c2014. 300 xxx, 173 pages : |billustrations ; |c21 cm 337 unmediated 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-173) 505 0 Pt. 1. Summer 2013 : First interview: History ; Second interview: Tragedy ; Third interview: Markets -- pt. 2. December 2013 : Fourth interview: Future -- Appendix: Fallibility, reflexivity, and the human uncertainty principle. 520 The European Union could soon be a thing of the past. Spurred by anti-EU sentiments due to the euro crisis, national interests conflict with a shared vision for the future of Europe. Is it too late to preserve the union that generated unprecedented peace for more than half a century? This is no mere academic question. In the past decade, the EU has declined from a unified global power to a fractious confederation of states with staggering unemployment, resentfully seeking relief from a reluctant Germany. If the EU collapses and the former member states are transformed again from partners into rivals, the US and the world will confront the serious economic and political consequences. In a series of revealing interviews conducted by Dr. Gregor Peter Schmitz, George Soros offers trenchant commentary and concise, prescriptive advice: The euro crisis was not an inevitable consequence of integration, but a result of avoidable mistakes; and excessive faith in the self-regulating financial markets that Soros calls market fundamentalism inspired flawed institutional structures that call out for reform. Despite the considerable perils of this period, George Soros maintains his faith in the European Union as a model of open society.--From publisher description. 580 HU OSA 208 - Donation of the Open Society Institute-New York 610 20 European Union. 651 0 European Union countries |xEconomic policy. 651 0 European Union countries |xEconomic conditions. 651 0 European Union countries |xPolitics and government. 700 1 Schmitz, Gregor Peter, |d1975- 942 |2ddc |cBK 952 |00 |10 |2ddc |40 |6337_100000000000000_42_SOR |70 |8GEN |9128757OSA |bOSA |d2019-10-07 |eOSINY |l0 |o337.1/42 SOR |r2019-10-07 |w2019-10-07 |yBK |cGeneral Stacks 920 01 KYQMRpYg 992 01 337_100000000000000_42_SOR |bWWS_YZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ_VX_7B8 966 |cIn the Research Room