Golden Growth: Restoring the Lustre of the European Economic Model

The public debt crisis in Europe has shaken the confidence not just in the Euro, but in the European model. Aging and uneconomical Europeans are being squeezed between innovative Americans and efficient Asians, it is said. With debt and demographics dragging down them down, one hears that European economies will not grow much unless radically new ways are discovered.
The end of complacency in Europe is a good thing, but this loss of confidence could be dangerous. The danger is that in a rus...