The euro : how a common currency threatens the future of Europe / Joseph E. Stiglitz.

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    • Publication Information:
      First edition.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: Discusses how the 2008 financial crisis revealed the shortcomings of the euro and how it has caused Europe's economic stagnation, and outlines three possible plans for moving forward.
    • Content Notes:
      Part I. Europe in crisis -- The euro crisis -- The euro: the hope and the reality -- Europe's dismal performance -- Part II. Flawed from the start -- When can a single currency ever work? -- The euro: a divergent system -- Monetary policy and the European Central Bank -- Part III. Misconceived policies -- Crises policies: how Troika policies compounded the flawed eurozone structure, ensuring depression -- Structural reforms that further compounded failure -- Part IV. A way forward? -- Creating a eurozone that works -- Can there be an amicable divorce? -- Toward a flexible euro -- The way forward.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
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    • ISBN:
      9780393254020
      039325402X
    • Accession Number:
      2016020664
    • Accession Number:
      921868677
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.988282