New post added at Disintegrated nations, integrated Europe: Alesina-Spolaore logic appliedSeparatism is on the rise in Europe. This column argues that, while the Eurozone Crisis is certainly reinforcing regional tensions, the underlying causes are globalisation and the deepening of the European project. Independence campaigners want access to the larger European market, while unfettering their regions from the centralised control of national governments. Renegotiating the terms of the relationship between national and regional governments is preferable to resorting to political threats or the use of force.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 09:23:38 +0000