Carlo Bastasin - The Political Economy of the Eurozone Crisis - 25 Feb 2015
Channel: IIEA
Date: 2015-02-25

About the Speech:
 
Carlo Bastasin addressed the political nature of policy decisions made before and during the economic crisis in Europe. He argued that the roots of the Eurozone crisis can be traced back to national opportunism in Member States, not only in Greece but also Germany. These arguments feature in the second edition of his book,  “Saving Europe: How National Politics Nearly Destroyed the Euro”, which will be published by Brookings Press in Washington a few days after his address to the IIEA. 
 
About the Speaker:
 
Carlo Bastasin is a visiting fellow in Global Economy and Development and Foreign Policy at Brookings, a senior fellow at the School of European Political Economy at LUISS University (Rome), and Editor with Il Sole-24 Ore (an Italian national business newspaper) focusing on European political and economic analysis.