O Intermitente<br> (So long, farewell, auf weidersehen, good-bye)

O Intermitente
(So long, farewell, auf weidersehen, good-bye)

quinta-feira, setembro 02, 2004

Não Há Machado Que Corte...

No BdE o ex-Cruzes Canhoto diz-nos que os EUA caminham para o declínio e o "modelo social europeu" é o novo paraíso terrestre. Pensa com a sua argumentação ter dado "uma machadada no «sonho americano»". Infelizmente a realidade não corrobora o seu "wishful thinking".

Recomendo-lhe um recente estudo da Timbro (que já aqui tinha referido) que chega a conclusões bastante diversas das suas. Diz-nos o referido estudo que:

If the European Union were a state in the USA it would belong to the poorest group of states. France, Italy, Great Britain and Germany have lower GDP per capita than all but four of the states in the United States. In fact, GDP per capita is lower in the vast majority of the EU-countries (EU 15) than in most of the individual American states. This puts Europeans at a level of prosperity on par with states such as Arkansas, Mississippi and West Virginia. Only the miniscule country of Luxembourg has higher per capita GDP than the average state in the USA. The results of the new study represent a grave critique of European economic policy.

Stark differences become apparent when comparing official economic statistics. Europe lags behind the USA when comparing GDP per capita and GDP growth rates. The current economic debate among EU leaders lacks an understanding of the gravity of the situation in many European countries. Structural reforms of the European economy as well as far reaching welfare reforms are well overdue. The Lisbon process lacks true impetus, nor is it sufficient to improve the economic prospects of the EU.


Os últimos indicadores e as previsões de crescimento económico não deixam margem para dúvidas. Cada vez se alarga o fosso entre a UE e os EUA. A favor dos últimos...

NOTA: relativamente à questão das 35 horas semanais recomedo-lhe a leitura deste post do Jaquinzinhos e deste artigo de Francisco Sarsfield Cabral.

posted by Miguel Noronha 10:36 da manhã

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