German success in a flawed European system
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2014
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Patchell, John Cody
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Bachelor of Commerce Best Business Research Papers
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This paper discusses the current flaws in the European Union as it exists today and addresses how Germany has succeeded within the flawed system. The purpose of this paper is to address the underlying fundamental issues with the European Union and explain how these issues have affected various European countries. It begins by discussing the foundation of the EU and the conditions upon which it was found. It goes on to discuss the reasons countries joined the EU and addresses why these conditions were ripe to create a crisis. The paper then discusses the asymmetries across Europe, how and why they occur, and the effect they have on Germany and the EU. The paper then focuses on how German society and German influences on the EU have enabled its continued economic success before concluding with an analysis and recommendation on how the EU should proceed from here. The paper finishes with a recommendation of further fiscal and political unification within the EU as the only means of success in the long run.
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Patchell, J. C. (2014). German success in a flawed European system. Bachelor of Commerce Best Business Research Papers, 7, 71–82.