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English 1201

Professor Kretzer

27 October 2019

Online Casebook

My topic is on the issue of Brexit about the major causes and effects of the United

Kingdom leaving the European Union. I will be covering everything from what started this

movement in Britain and Parliament to what are going to benefits and drawbacks worldwide.

Amadeo, Kimberly. “Brexit Consequences for the U.K., the EU, and the United States.” The

Balance, The Balance, 28 Aug. 2019, https://www.thebalance.com/brexit-consequences-

4062999.

Kimberly Amadeo, a writer for the Balance, attended MIT Sloan School of Management

and received her Masters in Management. She has over twenty years of experience in economic

analysis and business strategy. Kimberly’s article “Brexit Consequences for the U.K., the EU,

and the United States.” talks about the history and events of Brexit and then talks about the

options that Great Britain has, but includes the consequences of each. She wraps up the article

talking about the consequences of a no deal for Europe and the United States in which could

devastate the world’s economy. United States companies alone have “invested $588 billion and

employed more than a million people” (Amadeo), which may not seem like a lot, but these

companies use the Europeans Union’s free trade policy to earn more money and allows for more

growth in companies. Without free trade, companies would have to start paying more fees which

will decrease the growth and may lead to people being fired and creating a dip in the stock
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market. Amadeo’s main reason for article is show how Brexit will not only have massive effects

on Great Britain, but also the United States. She is trying to say that this is not just a European

problem, but worldwide. Amadeo article from the Balance is a trustworthy and with her many

years of expertise makes her a reliable source. One of the most important quotes from the article

is “the Dow fell 610.32 points” (Amadeo), which is a staggering amount and could lead to a

market crash and cause turmoil around the world.

Cabral, Nazaré da Costa, et al. After Brexit : Consequences for the European Union. Springer

Science and Business Media, 2017. EBSCOhost,

search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat01128a&AN=scc.b1836533&site=e

ds-live.

Nazaré da Costa Cabral, the author of After Brexit : Consequences for the European

Union, published her book in 2017 after the vote of Brexit. She has been currently working at the

Portuguese Public Finance Council (CFP) and is the current CFP chair. Cabral goes into detail

about the effects of Brexit on Great Britain and on the European Union. The book has details

showing the correlation of the major banks in England and the problems of other European

countries relying on these banks to make free transfers to other countries and is “home to the

largest stock exchange in the EU, the most developed derivative market and related clearing and

settlement infrastructures” (Cabral 388-389). Without having constant access to their banks it

makes it very difficult to get their money and now it will be taxed. The author is currently

serving in Portuguese’s government, which is difficult enough and requires research and facts to

be accurate. The book was also inside of a database which also requires the information to be

correct and factual. Cabral’s book will allow for specific information to help show the
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connection of Brexit to the decline of the European Union and Britain. This also has information

related to why Brexit was started.

Greene, Jim, MFA. “Brexit Negotiations.” Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2019. EBSCOhost,

search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=137502109&site=eds-live.

Jim Green, author of “Brexit Negotiations”, talks about the origins of the European Union and

the benefits it has for the countries in the European Union. Jim Green is a divisional manager for

the deVere group, which is a financial group that helps invest billions of dollars. These workers

for deVere group are normally promoted when they are right, so being a divisional head of the

company showing he has been successful at looking at trends and investing money. Jim Green

talks about the origins of Brexit and outlines how the negotiations of Brexit have created turmoil

after the “432 to 202” vote not in favor of the first deal they tried to make with the European

Union. Jim Green’s article is found inside of a trusted database showing it has been fact checked

and proved to give accurate information out. The article allows to show the growing turmoil in

the country which could lead to a no deal for Brexit which would be disastrous for the whole

country.

Mueller, Benjamin. “What Is Brexit? What Does 'No-Deal' Mean?” The New York Times, The

New York Times, 24 Jan. 2019,

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/world/europe/what-is-brexit.html.

Benjamin Mueller, a writer for the New York Times, wrote the article “What Is Brexit?

What Does 'No-Deal' Mean?”. Benjamin graduated from Yale and is a current reporter for the

New York Times. Benjamin Mueller talks about about what has caused Brexit such as

immigration and money concerns. One example he gives is the voting results of Brexit in which

that 52% of people voted to leave the European Union and only 48% voted to stay (Mueller).
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The website is an established Newspaper company that has editors and others that go and fact

check their information. They also consistently update the article either changing information or

adding on to what they have. The article gives specific information on the results of the voting to

help prove other points in the article such as imigration and other problems. It also updates

constantly which allows me to get more information on the issue as time goes on and can

strengthen an argument.

Patel, Tina G., and Laura Connelly. “‘Post-Race’ Racisms in the Narratives of ‘Brexit’ Voters.”

Sociological Review, vol. 67, no. 5, Sept. 2019, pp. 968–984. EBSCOhost,

doi:10.1177/0038026119831590.

Tina Patel, author of “‘Post-Race’ Racisms in the Narratives of ‘Brexit’ Voters.”, talks

about the possible racism found in Europe and the motivations on why Great Britain is leaving

the European Union. Patel talks about the main reason for that people wanted to leave the

Euorpean Union was “British order and stability were therefore found to be more important

principles than global freedom and diversity, and accordingly they support policies which favour

restrictions on the free movement of people” (Patel). Many of the voters showed that the main

reason for separation was mainly imgration and Tina Patel digs into the issue and shows the

growing concern on Great Britain's Brexit departure. The source is found from a database and is

required to have accurate facts and must check out to be published into a database. The article is

going to be used to help strengthen an argument that immagration and racism is strong cause for

Great Britain's departure from the European Union.

Soergel, Andrew. “Brexit’s Heavy Costs on the United Kingdom.” U.S. News - The Civic

Report, Apr. 2019, p. C9. EBSCOhost,

search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=135873462&site=eds-live.
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Andrew Soergel, a writer for the U.S News, talks about the financial standpoint from

leaving the European Union and potential of a huge market crash. Andrew Soergel goes into

detail about the financial situation Brexit will cause with a huge decrease in the trade amongst

the countries and will see people looking for alternatives that are cheaper. There is almost one

“one trillion dollars that have fled the United Kingdom. Hundreds of millions, perhaps a billion,

dollars a week sliced off the national economy for nearly three years.” (Soergel). He goes on to

explain that this is close to a national crisis and could destroy Great Britain and decrease the

amount of power they have in the world. The source is found inside a database that is required to

check facts and information found in the article to make sure they are reliable and acceptable

sources. This information will be able to help prove that is not only hurting Great Britain in the

short term, but has already had lasting effects that are irreversible.

“The Pros and Cons of Brexit.” The Week , 4 Sept. 2019, https://www.theweek.co.uk/brexit-0.

The article “The Pros and Cons of Brexit.” was written by the The Week, a British New

Company. In the article it talks about the investment that Great Britain gets from outside

investors into the stock exchange. It also talks about the need of foregin investments the country

needs to expand and grow other companies British companies. The article talks about how

Britain is a major center for most of the worlds banks and if it became difficult for other

Europeans to enter Britain, that they may switch banks which could affect the economy even

more. The article is from an established Newspaper company that has editors and others that go

and fact check their information. The article allows for explanation about the financial effects of

brexit and the potential for several businesses to decide to leave Britain and choose to make their

headquarters in another country in Europe that still has free trade.

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