Investing in Europe. Old Problems and New Opportunities

The book addresses the issue of investment in Europe, adopting a European economic policy approach. In the first part, a review of the investment policy in Europe, as well as a macroeconomic theoretical perspective, is provided in order to better appreciate recent developments in a new investment narrative. By analyzing the context in which investment support policies have taken place at European level since the origins of what is now the EU, through the 2008 financial crisis and considering the effects of the current pandemic crisis, the book proposes some possible solutions based on internal and external investment plans for a new European economic model. In particular, three aspects are analyzed. First, the implication of the green transition on the social dimension; second, the opportunity to strengthen the partnership with Africa; third, how a large scale investment plan could be financed.