Eurocritical: A Crisis of the Euro Currency

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This book critically analyses the crisis of the euro currency from 2008 to the present. It argues that an understanding of this crisis requires an understanding of financial and economic crises in individual countries participating in the euro. It goes on to describe and explain the crises in four countries – Greece, Ireland, Spain and Italy – showing how they differ and together challenge the euro currency by requiring a varied policy response from Europe. Eurocritical is a guide for scholars, students and practitioners of finance and economics. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Introduction: Europe, the Euro and a Crisis (Roderick Macdonald)....Pages 1-24 A Financial and Economic Crisis in Greece (Roderick Macdonald)....Pages 25-84 Ireland: From Prosperity to Crisis (Roderick Macdonald)....Pages 85-146 Spain, the Euro and a Crisis (Roderick Macdonald)....Pages 147-197 How Italy Experienced the Euro Crisis (Roderick Macdonald)....Pages 199-246 Conclusion: The Crisis and Lessons for the Administration of the Euro (Roderick Macdonald)....Pages 247-267 Back Matter ....Pages 269-275