Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs
Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion
3:20 pm
Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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There is the question of the shift in world capitalism. I believe Britain is going through this crisis because of its old historical might in the world, which is on the wane. Is there an argument that the centre of capitalism is moving more to the east, to China and Asia, and does that impinge on the strength or weakness of Europe?