Many low skilled jobs have been substituted away for machines in Europe, or eliminated, much more so than in the US …, while technological progress at the "top", i.e. at the high-tech sector, is faster in the US than in Europe. This paper … suggests that the main difference between Europe and the US in this respect is their different labor market policies. European …

A provocative argument that unless Europe takes serious action soon, its economic and political decline is unavoidable …, and a clear statement of the steps Europe must take before it's too late. …Intro -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Europe and the United States: Two Different Social Models -- 2 Handling a …