Ocaso / eclipse de Europa. España, out

Hay quienes piensan -y yo con ellos- que la Crisis también nos habla del eclipse / ocaso histórico de Europa.

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“Aceleración de la decadencia / declive de Europa” [ .. ] “China e India desplazan a la UE como grandes potencias económicas” [ .. ] “Decadencia de los niveles de vida” [ .. ] “Europa siempre corre el riesgo de convertirse en un lugar irrelevante donde es agradable vivir”… España / OCDE: diez años de estado de crisis… Europa retrocede. España, más…

[ .. ] One of the probable long-term consequences of the financial crisis is an acceleration of Europe’s economic decline. This is by no means an inevitable outcome, but I fear it is likely.
No matter what we do, China and India will eventually displace the European Union as the world’s largest economies. What I mean by decline is a decline in living standards. The financial crisis has led to a fall in potential growth in the entire North Atlantic region. Both the US and Europe will go through an adjustment period, during which growth will be lower. The US will be first to recover: it is a more dynamic economy, has a more coherent framework for macroeconomic policy, and, unlike the EU, has a genuine internal market which is not unravelling.
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So the eurozone will probably survive. But it may wither, as potential growth and living standards are falling. Europe was always in danger of heading towards the “irrelevant but pleasant to live in” category of places. Now even the latter is no longer assured. [ .. ] [Financial Times, 6 septiembre 2009. Wolfgang Münchau, Europe’s failure of ambition stunts growth].

Las negritas son mías.

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