| The Great European Rip-Off: How the Corrupt, Wasteful Eu Is Taking Control of Our Lives Contributor(s): Craig, David (Author), Elliott, Matthew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847945708 ISBN-13: 9781847945709 Publisher: Arrow OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Non-classifiable - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Dewey: 336.39 |
| Physical Information: 336 pages |
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| Publisher Description: It has been estimated that the EU costs around 1,000 billion a year, which translates to an incredible 2000 for every man, woman, and child in Europe. And what does that money provide? Politicians and administrators selflessly working to bring us efficient government? Well-targeted regulations that promote economic prosperity? A safe and free society? A well-protected environment? Help for people in poorer countries? In fact, this money is squandered by a self-serving euro-elite of unaccountable politicians and incompetent bureaucrats, or else devoured in a feeding frenzy of fraud and corruption where a few lucky insiders become unimaginably rich. In addition, the tsunami of regulation pouring out of Brussels is strangling industry, destroying jobs, restricting personal freedom, desecrating the environment, and further impoverishing the developing world. Using their extensive network of insider sources, David Craig and Matthew Elliott smash through the secrecy and disinformation that are the Brussels hallmark to reveal what European rulers are really getting up to. The result is a horrifying story of bureaucracy, hypocrisy, and kleptocracy at the highest levels." |