TY - BOOK AU - Dehesa,Guillermo de la TI - Europe at the crossroads: will the EU ever be able to compete with the United States as an economic power? SN - 0071459596 (hbk.) AV - HC 240 D43E 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - EUROPE KW - ECONOMIC CONDITIONS KW - 1945- N1 - Includes index; Additional drains on European union productivity; The medium - to long term outlook; The aging population challenge; Reducing the fiscal impact of aging; Increasing European union efficiency and productivity; The Lisbon Summit and beyond; Can the European union preserve its present social model?; The European union economy : yesterday and today ER -