There is much heated rhetoric about the widening gulf between Europe
and America. But are the US and Europe so different? Peter Baldwin,
one of the world's leading historians of comparative social policy,
thinks not, and in this bracingly argued but remarkably informed
polemic, he lays out how similar the two continents really are.
Drawing on the latest evidence from sources such as the United
Nations, the World Bank, IMF, and other international organizations,
Baldwin offers a fascinating comparison of the United States and
Europe, looking at the latest statistics on the economy, crime, health
care, education and culture, religion, the environment, and much more.
It is a book filled with surprising revelations. For most categories
of crime, for instance, America is safe and peaceful by European
standards. But the biggest surprise is that, though there are many
differences between America and Europe, in almost all cases, these
differences are no greater than the differences among European
nations. Europe and the US are, in fact, part of a common, big-tent
grouping. America is not Sweden, for sure. But nor is Italy Sweden,
nor France, nor even Germany. And who says that Sweden is Europe?
Anymore than Vermont is America?"Meticulous, insistent, and elegant."
--John Lloyd, _Financial Times_"A must-read...filled with intriguing
facts that add nuance to what can often be a black-and-white
debate."--_Foreign Affairs_"An exhaustive and enthralling catalogue of
our commonalities that begs a reconsideration of just what it means to
be European or American."--_Publishers Weekly_
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ISBN
9780199745784
Publisert
2020
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Oxford University Press
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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