Does the West Know Best? - Softcover

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Accession of the Central and Eastern European states has provided impetus for a fundamental re-evaluation of Europe s economic and social model. New member states were forced to introduce radical reforms to tackle the deep-seated problems of the welfare state and in so doing have challenged the orthodoxy of Western European systems. With the west now facing the impending crises of an aging population, unsustainable healthcare systems, and the prospect of sustained weak economic growth, the question remains: Should old Europe mimic the reforms of its newest partners? Indeed, does old Europe have a choice but to reform? Does the West Know Best? assembles leading thinkers from both eastern and western Europe to examine whether the EU-15 can learn from some of the new member states more radical approaches to social and economic reform. It questions the sustainability of the European economic and social model, while seeking solutions to its endemic problems

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