The euro
Subtitle: how a common currency threatens the future of Europe
By: Joseph E. Stiglitz
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780393254020
Subjects: European federation; Currency question; Financial crises; Economic integration; European Union; Monetary policy; Euro
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-394) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Europe in crisis; title: The euro crisis; title: The euro: the hope and the reality; title: Europe's dismal performance; title: Part II. Flawed from the start; title: When can a single currency ever work?; title: The euro: a divergent system; title: Monetary policy and the European Central Bank; title: Part III. Misconceived policies; title: Crises policies: how Troika policies compounded the flawed eurozone structure, ensuring depression; title: Structural reforms that further compounded failure; title: Part IV. A way forward?; title: Creating a eurozone that works; title: Can there be an amicable divorce?; title: Toward a flexible euro; title: The way forward.