0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Property & real estate

Buy Now

Europe in Crisis - Bolt from the Blue? (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,116
Discovery Miles 11 160
Europe in Crisis - Bolt from the Blue? (Paperback): Ivan Berend

Europe in Crisis - Bolt from the Blue? (Paperback)

Ivan Berend

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R1,116 Discovery Miles 11 160 | Repayment Terms: R105 pm x 12*

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

This book analyzes the European Great Recession of 2008-12, its economic and social causes, its historical roots, and the policies adopted by the European Union to find a way out of it. It contains explicit debates with several economists and analysts on some of the most controversial questions about the causes of the crisis and the policies applied by the European Union. It presents the cases of Iceland, Greece and Ireland, the countries that first declined into crisis in Europe, each of them in a different way. Iceland is a case study for reckless banking practices, Greece of reckless public spending, and Ireland of reckless household indebtedness. At least seven other countries, mostly from the peripheries of Europe, had similarly reckless banking and spending practices. In the center of the book are the economic and social causes of the crisis. Contemporary advanced capitalism became financialized, de-industrialized and globalized and got rid of the "straitjacket" of regulations. Solid banking was replaced by high-risk, "casino-type" activity. The European common currency also had a structural problem - monetary unification without a federal state and fiscal unification. The other side of the same coin is European hyper-consumerism. A new lifestyle emerged during two super-prosperous periods in the 1950s to 1960s, and during the 1990s to 2006. Trying to find an exit policy, the European Union turned to strict austerity measures to curb the budget deficit and indebtedness. This book critically analyzes the debate around austerity policy. The creation of important supra-national institutions, and of a financial supervisory authority and stability mechanisms, strengthens integration. The correction of the euro's structural mistake by creating a quasi-fiscal unification is even more important. The introduction of mandatory fiscal rules and their supervision promises a long-term solution for a well-functioning common currency. These measures, meanwhile, create a two-tier European Union with a fast-track core. This book suggests that the European Union will emerge stronger from the crisis. This book will be of particular interest to students and researchers of economics, history, political science and international finance, but will also prove profitable reading for practitioners and the interested public.

General

Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2012
First published: 2013
Authors: Ivan Berend
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-63724-4
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy
Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > International finance
Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Corporate finance
Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Banking
Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Credit & credit institutions
Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Property & real estate
Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Investment & securities > General
Books > Money & Finance > Banking
Books > Money & Finance > Corporate finance
Books > Money & Finance > Credit & credit institutions
Books > Money & Finance > Investment & securities > General
Books > Money & Finance > Property & real estate
LSN: 0-415-63724-4
Barcode: 9780415637244

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

Partners