Greek Tragedy, European Odyssey: The Politics and Economics of the Eurozone Crisis

Cover; Content; Acknowledgements; Chapter I: Introduction to the Eurozone Crisis: Where there's smoke, there's fire; The European Union: A Model for the World?; Understanding the Eurozone Crisis: Layout of Book; Chapter II: European Integration: The Road to the EU and the Euro; The Origins of European Integration; Nationalist versus Federalist Tensions: The Evolution of the European Union (1957-2009); How the EU Works; The EU's Governance Structure; The Euro as a Symbol: Creating the Currency of a(n) EUtopia; The Symbolism of the Euro's Design

Debate among politicians and academics alike vacillates as to whether the euro is the crowning achievement of a half-century of European integration efforts, or now constitutes a force that threatens to drive European Union member states apart. This book introduces both the political and economic forces at play in the eurozone crisis that have shaped this debate and changed the face of European integration

Cover; Content; Acknowledgements; Chapter I: Introduction to the Eurozone Crisis: Where there's smoke, there's fire; The European Union: A Model for the World?; Understanding the Eurozone Crisis: Layout of Book; Chapter II: European Integration: The Road to the EU and the Euro; The Origins of European Integration; Nationalist versus Federalist Tensions: The Evolution of the European Union (1957-2009); How the EU Works; The EU's Governance Structure; The Euro as a Symbol: Creating the Currency of a(n) EUtopia; The Symbolism of the Euro's Design

Is the Euro really the crowning achievement of half a century of European integration efforts? Quite the contrary: the Euro has now become a great threat to the European Union as such. Strains caused by the crisis have led to greater dissension among member states and a public recoil against greater integration. This book explains the impact which the ongoing Eurocrisis has already had on the member states and their inhabitants. It does so without assuming that the reader is already an expert on any of the topics addressed, making it a thorough and convenient introduction to the problem.

Debate among politicians and academics alike vacillates as to whether the euro is the crowning achievement of a half-century of European integration efforts, or now constitutes a force that threatens to drive European Union member states apart. This book introduces both the political and economic forces at play in the eurozone crisis that have shaped this debate and changed the face of European integration

Debate among politicians and academics alike vacillates as to whether the euro is the crowning achievement of a half-century of European integration efforts, or now constitutes a force that threatens to drive European Union member states apart. This book introduces both the political and economic forces at play in the eurozone crisis that have shaped this debate and changed the face of European integration.