Eurotragedy

Produktbeschreibung

EuroTragedy, listed by both Foreign Affairs and The Financial Times as one of the best books of 2018, is an authoritative history of the Eurozone from its origins in the post-World II era to the ongoing crisis that has wracked it since the 2008 financial crisis. It shows how of how the European push for integration was based on illusions and pursued in the face of warnings that the pursuit of unity was based on weak foundations. This updated paperback edition features coverage of the most important events that have occurred since the publication of the original hardcover edition. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

* List of Figures


* Acknowledgments


* List of Abbreviations


* Introduction: Europe Ends Up Someplace Else


* Chapter 1: Three Leaps in the Dark, 1950-1982


* Chapter 2: Kohl's Euro, 1982-1998


* Chapter 3: Schröder Asserts the German National Interest, 1999-2003


* Chapter 4: Irrational Exuberance, 2004-2007


* Chapter 5: After the Bust, the Denial, 2007-2009


* Chapter 6: Delays and Half-Measures: Greece and Ireland, 2010


* Chapter 7: Policy Wounds Leave Behind Scar Tissue, 2011-2013


* Chapter 8: The ECB Hesitates, the Italian Fault Line Deepens, 2014-2017


* Chapter 9: The Final Act: A Declining and Divided Europe


* Scenarios: The Future Ain't What It Used to Be


* Epilogue


* Main Characters in the Euro Drama


* Timeline of Key Events: How it Unfolded


* Notes


* References


* Index 

Autoreninfo

Ashoka Mody is Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor in International Economic Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Previously, he was Deputy Director in the International Monetary Fund's Research and European Departments. He has also worked at the World Bank, University of Pennsylvania, and AT&T's Bell Laboratories. Mody has advised governments worldwide on developmental and financial projects and policies, while writing extensively for policy and scholarly audiences.