@article{782283,
      recid = {782283},
      author = {Ritzen, Jo.},
      title = {A second chance for Europe : economic, political and legal  perspectives of the European Union /},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
      abstract = {This book calls upon us to rethink and reboot the European  Union. The authors dissect the EU’s many vulnerabilities:  how some Member States are backsliding on the rule of law,  freedom of the press, and control of corruption – and how  globalization’s ‘discontents’ are threatening the liberal  international order. It examines the need for a common  immigration policy; the need to rethink the unsustainable  debt overhang of some Eurozone countries; and the need to  use education to foster a European identity. Given the sum  total of these vulnerabilities, the book argues, the EU may  not survive beyond 2025 in its present form – that is,  unless decisive action is taken. In turn, the book puts  forward a number of workable solutions: a European economic  model to secure full employment; a stronger European Court  of Human Rights to counter systemic violations; a  points-based immigration policy; clear exit options for the  Eurozone; and an Open Education Area with a common second  language. These solutions may reduce the number of EU  countries, but would increase cohesion and overall  survivability.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/782283},
}