Globalization and Europe : prospering in the new whirled order / by Daniel S. Hamilton and Joseph P. Quinlan.

Includes bibliographical references.

Executive summary. Gains and pains : globalization's impact on Europe's stakeholders -- Sect. I. Globalization : this time, it's different -- Ch. 1. What is globalization? -- Ch. 2. The transformation of trade, investment and capital -- Ch. 3. Changing patterns of work and consumption -- Ch. 4. Moving toward global parity -- Ch. 5. China, Europe and the global economy -- Sect. II. For better or for worse? : globalization's effect on Europe -- Ch. 6. Europe's trade : a shift from developed to developing countries -- Ch. 7. Foreign direct investment (FDI) and Europe -- Ch. 8. Portfolio flows and the deepening of Europe's capital markets -- Ch. 9. Labor mobility and Europe's demographic challenges -- Ch. 10. Globalization's impact on employment and wages in Europe -- Ch. 11. Offshoring and European labor -- Ch. 12. Squeezed? : Europe and the globalization of technology and innovation -- Ch. 13. Europe and the internationalization of R&D -- Sect. III. Making globalization work for Europe -- Ch. 14. Globalization and European countries -- Ch. 15. Making globalization for work Europe.

"What are globalization's gains and pains, and what do they mean for Europe? In this study Dan Hamilton and Joe Quinlan offer a balanced, up-to-date look. They map changing flows of trade, investment, people, money and ideas. They explain globalization's effect on European consumers, workers, companies and governments. Who wins, who loses, and why. They highlight opportunities, identify challenges - and offer some surprising conclusions."--BOOK JACKET.