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Crisis in the Eurozone

Crisis in the Eurozone

By Costas Lapavitsas

Crisis in the Eurozone. Verso, 2012.

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A brief summary of Crisis in the Eurozone

A thoroughly detailed analysis of the economic crisis affecting the European Union beginning in 2009 and its impact across multiple countries, along with controversial but rationalized steps that could be taken to resolve the growing fissures among eurozone states.

Key insights in Crisis in the Eurozone

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What do you get from this book? An analysis of the causes of the eurozone crisis and strategies for reform
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Though the goal of the EU was to bring countries together, their economic experiences differed before and during the recession
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Attempts at a collective economy in the eurozone resulted in a central core and periphery of member states
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High inflation rates and nominal unit labor costs were significant factors in the contrasting economies
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Union-wide economic policies and unchecked borrowing tipped the scales of eurozone nations’ balance of payments
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Prior to the eurozone crisis, periphery countries had a deficit, while core nations had a surplus
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Not all debt was created equal during the transition to a common currency, which exacerbated the gap between eurozone nations
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Deciding to abide by austerity measures and privatizing companies were controversial choices for the Greek economy
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Structural changes throughout the eurozone are necessary, but the reforms will inevitably be risky
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What’s next for the eurozone could be a reconstruction or a drastic destruction of the union
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Summary of the key insights
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Selected critiques in brief
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Final word

Who should read Crisis in the Eurozone

Economists • researchers • politicians • lawyers and legislators • anyone wanting to learn more about the eurozone crisis

About the author of Crisis in the Eurozone

Costas Lapavitsas is a professor of Economics at the University of London, where he received his PhD. He remains an outspoken economist writing a financial column for the Guardian and is the founder of the think tank Research on Money and Finance (RMF).

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