{"product_id":"9780571301744-rotten-heart-of-europe","title":"The Rotten Heart of Europe","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by a Brussels insider, and a senior EU economist, this title deals with the likely pitfalls of European monetary union.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The  Brussels Commission has just suspended its senior economist, Bernard  Connolly, for writing a book savaging the prospects for a common  currency. There are many who now believe he should be lauded as a  prophet.' \u003ci\u003eObserver, \u003c\/i\u003eEditorial, 1 October 1995\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mr.  Connolly's longstanding proposition that the foisting of a common  currency upon so many disparate nations would end in ruin is getting a  much wider hearing.\u003ci\u003e' New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, 17 November 2011\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen first published in 1995, \u003ci\u003eThe Rotten Heart of Europe\u003c\/i\u003e  caused outrage and delight - here was a Brussels insider, a senior EU  economist, daring to talk openly about the likely pitfalls of European  monetary union. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Bernard  Connolly lost his job at the Commission, but his book was greeted as a  profound and persuasive expose of the would-be 'monetary masters of the  world.' His brave act of defiance became headline news - and his book a  major international bestseller. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   In  a substantial new introduction, Connolly returns to his prophetic  account of the double-talk surrounding the efforts of politicians,  bankers and bureaucrats to force Europe into a crippling monetary  straitjacket. Hidden agendas are laid bare, skulduggery exposed and  economic fallacies are skewered, producing a horrifying conclusion. No one who wants to understand the workings of the EU, past, present and future can afford to miss this enthralling and deeply disturbing book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30964833452129,"sku":"9780571301744","price":17.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36345732.jpg?v=1759815628","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571301744-rotten-heart-of-europe","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}