Reviews for Services and Employment: Explaining the U.S.-European Gap

The average rating for Services and Employment: Explaining the U.S.-European Gap based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-05-16 00:00:00 Edward Edmonds This book deserves a far wider readership than it has gained thus far. Published in 2009, prior to the Brexit debate entering the British political mainstream, it nonetheless adds a great deal to our understanding of the case against British involvement in European integration. Dewey picks out national identity and the emotive arguments surrounding it as the key to the anti-Market case in 1961-3, during Britain's first application for EEC membership. He argues that the absence of a strong pro-Market case from the government allowed the anti-Market side to set the agenda for the European debate. There are parallels here with the recent referendum - Remain focused on the economic reasons for staying, while Leave focused on more emotive arguments about 'taking back control'. As a work of academic history, it is surprisingly readable. Judged on its sources, there are pros and cons. He has tapped into a number of archives related to the Daily Express , including those of key personnel involved with the newspaper. However, he could perhaps have focused more attention on sources such as the archives of anti-Market organisations (which are given some space in this book) and the BBC, who were crucial in presenting the European issue to the public at large (and to a wider audience than the Express could reach). At times, there is a danger of this book focusing too much on a single newspaper rather than the broader debate. However, it remains a very valuable contribution to the literature on this subject, and making a strong argument about the importance of national identity to the debate about European integration in early 1960s Britain.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-11-08 00:00:00 John Smith I also had to read this book as my professor, Dr. Dinan, was rewriting it, or should I updating it. The Lisbon Treaty had just been put into place in the European Union States and he had to explain what changes were made. This book more about the history and governmental structure of the EU. Once one reads the book, the EU is definitely clear as to why everything is done the way it is today. It is a very complicated subjected I must. Yet very intriguing.