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Book SynopsisThe book addresses the issue of investment in Europe, adopting a European economic policy approach. In the first part, a review of investment policy in Europe, as well as a macroeconomic theoretical perspective, are provided to better appreciate recent developments within a new investment narrative. By analyzing the context in which investment support policies have taken place at European level since the origins of what is now the EU, through the 2008 financial crisis, and considering the effects of the current pandemic crisis, the book proposes possible solutions based on internal and external investment plans for a new European economic model. In particular, three aspects are examined. First, the implication of the green transition on the social dimension; second, the opportunity to strengthen the partnership with Africa; third, how a large-scale investment plan could be financed.
Table of ContentsList of acronyms – Acknowledgement – Introduction – Investment policy in European strategies: A brief history – Investment: Some definitions and macroeconomic dynamics –Investment and the financial crisis – Proposals to boost investment in the post-financial crisis – The Covid-19 crisis and solidarity in Europe – The European Social Green Deal –An investment plan for Africa – The long and promising road to genuine European
own resources – Conclusions – References – Sitography
