Crisis in the eurozone : causes, dilemmas and solutions /

"There is much evidence to suggest that the credit crunch has had disastrous effects on the eurozone. This book explores the background of the eurozone crisis, outlining a number of potential solutions. It attempts to discover if the problems could have been anticipated, and examines how well h...

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Main Authors: Baimbridge, Mark
Group Author: Whyman, Philip B
Published: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2015.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "There is much evidence to suggest that the credit crunch has had disastrous effects on the eurozone. This book explores the background of the eurozone crisis, outlining a number of potential solutions. It attempts to discover if the problems could have been anticipated, and examines how well have the fiscal EMU rules been adhered to and how appropriate they are.The authors discuss how the credit crunch triggered problems with sovereign debt in the eurozone and argue that the failure of the eurozone to meet any convergence criteria was an accident waiting to happen. In particular, they look
Carrier Form: xxv, 256 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781137329028 (hardback) :
1137329025 (hardback)
1137329033
9781137329035
Index Number: HB3782
CLC: F835.059
Call Number: F835.059/B161
Contents: 1. The Eurozone as a Flawed Currency Area -- PART I: THE ECONOMICS OF MONETARY INTEGRATION -- 2. The Development of Microfoundations of Macroeconomics -- 3. Contemporary Macroeconomic Thought and its Discontents -- 4. Theoretical Considerations of a Single Currency -- PART II: CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC POLICYMAKING -- 5. Rules and Institutions in International Monetary Systems -- 6. Fiscal Policy Within the Eurozone -- 7. Monetary Policy Within the Eurozone -- 8. Economic Policymaking Within the Eurozone -- PART III: SOLUTIONS TO THE EUROZONE CRISIS -- 9. Moral Persuasion, Financial Relief and D