{"product_id":"bernard-connolly-the-rotten-heart-of-europe-9780571301744","title":"The Rotten Heart of Europe","description":"''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.'' Observer, Editorial, 1 October 1995 ''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...'' New York Times, 17 November 2011 When first published in 1995, The Rotten Heart of Europe 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. 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. 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.","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Used - very good","offer_id":53374212374870,"sku":"9780571301744-V","price":8.89,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Used - good","offer_id":53602884190550,"sku":"9780571301744-G","price":9.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/bernard-connolly-the-rotten-heart-of-europe-9780571301744","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}