There is much heated rhetoric about the widening gulf between
Europe and America. But are the US and Europe so different? Peter
Baldwin, one of the world's leading historians of comparative
social policy, thinks not, and in this bracingly argued but
remarkably informed polemic, he lays out how similar the two
continents really are. Drawing on the latest evidence from sources
such as the United Nations, the World Bank, IMF, and other
international organizations, Baldwin offers a fascinating
comparison of the United States and Europe, looking at the latest
statistics on the economy, crime, health care, education and
culture, religion, the environment, and much more. It is a book
filled with surprising revelations. For most categories of crime,
for instance, America is safe and peaceful by European standards.
But the biggest surprise is that, though there are many differences
between America and Europe, in almost all cases, these differences
are no greater than the differences among European nations. Europe
and the US are, in fact, part of a common, big-tent grouping.
America is not Sweden, for sure. But nor is Italy Sweden, nor
France, nor even Germany. And who says that Sweden is Europe?
Anymore than Vermont is America?
"Meticulous, insistent, and elegant."
--John Lloyd, Financial Times
"A must-read...filled with intriguing facts that add nuance to what
can often be a black-and-white debate."
--Foreign Affairs
"An exhaustive and enthralling catalogue of our commonalities that
begs a reconsideration of just what it means to be European or
American."
--Publishers Weekly
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