Introduction: The trouble with Europe -- Part I: Past history and present purpose -- How the EU came into being and why -- The trouble with the EU as a political institution -- Part II: The economics of the EU -- Has the EU been an economic success? -- The role of the euro -- Europe's economic future -- Part III: Reform, dissolution or departure -- Reform or dissolution? -- The costs and benefits of leaving the EU -- What institutional arrangements could take the EU's place? -- Postscript: History moves on
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