Economic Crisis in Europe [electronic resource] : What it means for the EU and Russia /
DeBardeleben, J.editor.
Viju, C.editor.
The financial crisis of 2008-09 took an unexpected turn upon challenging a core symbol of Europe's integration project, the Euro. In this volume, leading experts tackle questions on the capacity of the EU to respond, the manner discontent electorates will hold their leaders to account, and the implications for Europe's future relations with Russia.
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction; The financial, economic, and sovereign debt crisis of 2008-12; From economic to political crisis; A multilevel crisis; Part I: The Economic Crisis in the European Union; 1 Macroeconomic Impacts of the 2008-09 Crisis in Europe; The crisis and macroeconomic performance of EU Member States and Russia; Conclusion; 2 EU Institutions Face the Great Recession: How Has the Machinery Worked?; Phase 1: Bailouts, stimuli, regulation; Phase 2: The Eurozone under siege: crisis in the crisis
Phase 3: How to grow in the midst of austerity?3 Fiscal Crises in the Eurozone: Assessing the Austerity Imposed by the Bailouts; Introduction; Lessons from past fiscal consolidations; Assessing the EU's response to the fiscal crises; Conclusion; 4 The Electoral Impact of the 2008 Economic Crisis in Europe; A focus on the European Union; Economic voting; National and European electoral contexts; The 2008-2010 crisis in summary; The second economic crisis and new elections in Europe; Conclusion; Part II: The EU's Global Role and International Institutions
5 Do the Rules of International Trade Constrain Protection? Global Recession and EU Trade PolicyIntroduction; Trade effects of the global financial and economic crisis that commenced in 2008; The development of European Union trade policy institutions; Have the lessons of the 1930s affected the link between recession and trade barriers?; Conclusion; 6 A Climate of Crisis: The Impacts of the Economic Crisis on EU Climate Change Policy; Introduction; The crisis and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS); The impact of the crisis on EU climate policy; Conclusion
7 The Role of the IMF in the International Financial and Eurozone CrisesThe emergence of the international financial crisis and the IMF; The IMF response to the 2008-09 crisis; IMF participation in the EU financial stability plan in response to the Eurozone crisis of 2010-11; Conclusion; Part III: The Crisis in Central and Eastern Europe; 8 Economic Crisis, the Power Vertical, and Prospects for Liberalization in Russia; Conceptual framework and methodology; Federal government reactions to the crisis; Economic crisis, elite conflict, and the modernization agenda
Electoral politics and public protest Electoral impactsPopular protests and regional power; Conclusion; 9 Economic Relations between the European Union and Russia: Before and after the Crisis; Pre-crisis situation; Crisis realities; Partnership for nothing; Russia's agenda: a strike back; Conclusion; 10 The 2008-09 Economic Crisis: Consequences in Central and Eastern Europe; Central and East European countries: a pre-crisis economic taxonomy (1989-2007); The economic crisis of 2008-09 and Central and Eastern Europe; Anti-crisis policy measures in Central and East European countries (2009-10)
Conclusion
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
The financial crisis of 2008-09 took an unexpected turn upon challenging a core symbol of Europe's integration project, the Euro. In this volume, leading experts tackle questions on the capacity of the EU to respond, the manner discontent electorates will hold their leaders to account, and the implications for Europe's future relations with Russia.
European Union.
International relations.
Political economy.
Political science.
Elections.
European Union Politics.
International Relations.
International Political Economy.
Political Science.
Electoral Politics.