COMMENT ON THE 2010 WINCOTT LECTURE, ‘EUROPE: HOW CAN THINGS GET BETTER?’ |
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Authors: | Roland Vaubel |
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Institution: | University of Mannheim, Germany |
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Abstract: | The increasing centralisation of government at European Union level is eroding individual freedom. Greater EU regulation of financial markets, as advocated by Charlie McCreevy, represents a further threat to liberty, while the measures advocated would have been ineffective at preventing the current financial crisis. |
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Keywords: | Classical liberalism centralisation European Union financial regulation |
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