The Journal of the American Enterprise Institute
Articles by Jurgen Reinhoudt
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How Sarko Can Rebound
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
- Though his party fared poorly in recent elections, Nicolas Sarkozy’s reform agenda is still relatively popular.
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A Tax Scandal in Deutschland
Thursday, March 20, 2008
- Rather than seek a Europe-wide crackdown on tax havens, Germany should work to simplify its own Byzantine system.
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Achtung, Taxman
Thursday, December 13, 2007
- In Germany, Spain, and other European countries, the push for corporate tax relief is gaining steam, writes JURGEN REINHOUDT.
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Striking Against the Environment
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
- What does the French transportation shutdown have to do with climate change? JURGEN REINHOUDT explains.
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Showtime for Sarkozy
Monday, October 29, 2007
- With a shift in French public opinion, landmark pension reforms may finally be possible, writes JURGEN REINHOUDT.
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Minding the Celtic Tiger
Friday, October 19, 2007
- As an economic slowdown looms, JURGEN REINHOUDT wonders if Ireland will stick with the model that made it the envy of Western Europe.
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Holland Puts an Entitlement on a Diet
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
- The reforms could be emulated elsewhere, with due care.
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How Governments Compete
Monday, July 30, 2007
- A new book offers an informative overview of the most important ways governments help, or hurt, their national economies.
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Do Powerful Economic Reforms Require Powerful States?
Thursday, July 26, 2007
- A new anthology says growing government power actually helped Europe reform its welfare states.
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Winds of Reform in France
Monday, July 23, 2007
- The French Parliament is making big changes, thanks to a philosophical shift at the top.
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‘Sicko’ Sniffles
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
- The new film confirms Michael Moore’s penchant for agitprop.
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German Growth Means a Chance for Reform
Thursday, May 24, 2007
- Center-right leader Angela Merkel is missing an opportunity. She should take a cue from her left-of-center predecessor, Gerhard Schroeder, particularly on ...
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Vive la Réforme?
Monday, May 7, 2007
- Sarkozy’s victory in Sunday’s presidential election leaves him with a heavy burden.
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New Euro Record Prompts Quiet Grumbles
Friday, April 27, 2007
- The apparent calm after this morning’s all-time high against the dollar masks a growing sense of unease in Europe.
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The European Assault on Hedge Funds
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
- If hedge funds want to avoid heavy-handed European regulation, they must tell Europeans what they do and why they deserve to operate with freedom.
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Inside the Mind of a French Presidential Candidate
Thursday, April 19, 2007
- Reformist politician Nicolas Sarkozy’s new book Testimony is compelling reading for those interested in French politics.
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Subjective Macroeconomics
Thursday, April 5, 2007
- European economies face the soft bigotry of low expectations.
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Will Western Europe Surge Again?
Friday, March 30, 2007
- As the EU celebrates its fiftieth birthday, a trenchant new study of the continent’s economic history shows that reforms are needed.
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Sarkozy le Capitaliste?
Thursday, March 8, 2007
- French Presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy is not a Thatcherite. The real question: Can he get the modest reforms he wants, over the objections of French ...
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Ségolène la Socialiste?
Thursday, February 22, 2007
- Ségolène Royal, the Socialist candidate for President of France, talks like Mitterrand—but if elected, she may be forced to govern like Lionel Jospin, whose ...
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Seeing Past a Red Herring in the Medicare Debate
Thursday, February 15, 2007
- President Bush is not “cutting” Medicare spending—all the media hype notwithstanding. His plans would, however, eliminate trillions of dollars worth of fiscal ...
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The Myth of the “Anglo-Saxon Model”
Friday, January 26, 2007
- It’s time to stop equating “Anglo-Saxon” with “free-market.” We all benefit from economic freedom—continental Europeans included.
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When Christian Socialists Attack
Friday, January 12, 2007
- Michael Gerson helped create “compassionate” conservatism. Now he’s attacking the small-government ideal—and inadvertently highlighting America’s need to learn ...
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Pharma in Europe: Going from Heartburn to Heart Attack?
Thursday, January 4, 2007
- Europe’s pharmaceutical research and development is vanishing. The United States, which takes its “healthy” pharmaceutical R&D for granted, should take note.
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Italy in Crisis
Monday, December 18, 2006
- Can Prodi surpass Berlusconi when it comes to free-market reforms? Yes, and reforms wouldn’t come a moment too soon…
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Why the German Left Is Better for Free Markets than the Right
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
- Germany leads the crowd when it comes to political inversions. The nominal German left has shown that it can be a remarkable force for free-market reforms, ...
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The Puzzle of Parisian Partisanship
Thursday, November 30, 2006
- Of all large European nations, France is the country where political leaders are most vocally opposed to capitalism and globalization--at least in theory.
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Political Vertigo in the United Kingdom
Friday, November 24, 2006
- What do "Left" and "Right" still mean in British politics?