GEOG 1001 Chapter : A Tale Of Two Europes
Document Summary
Supernational: world or regional organization that is not tied to any one sovereign country, nato, world bank, european union. United states of europe: 1952-european coal and steel community, drop coal/steel tariffs, 1957-european economic community, 1992 treaty of maastrich, european union. Goals: economic and social integration, competitive edge, common european currency-euro 2002, euroland-european monetary union, counterbalance u. s. Prerequisite joining eu: human rights, democracy, functioning market economy. Shengenland, fortress europe: 1990s eu and neighbors agreement allowing free movement across common borders, spain, italy long coastlines carry policing burden, facilitated trade, jobs, etc. Migration: the colony has come to call, asia, africa, caribbean, former s. u. , eastern europe, guest workers-low-wage work, stay for a few years, then went back home, germany 9% guest workers included turks, resistance. Is germany no longer a german place: should the dominate religion of immigrants be on level with catholicism. Reactions to workers: netherlands, lenient laws, former colonies, subsidized housing, france, ghettoization-isolated less adequate housing.
