The Euro Crisis [Hardcover]

A detailed and informed analysis of the current crisis facing the eurozone, examining the root causes and exploring the possible outcomes and uncertain future of the European Union and its currency. Chapters include case studies of Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Greece, as well as broader comparative perspectives.Can the Euro Survive After the European Crisis? P.Arestis & M.Sawyer The European Financial and Economic Crisis: Alternative Solutions from a (Post) Keynesian Perspective; E.Hein & T.van Treeck Debt Sustainability Revisited; Y.Monogios & P.Korliras Greece's Sudden Faltering Economy: From Boom to Bust with Special Reference to the Debt Problem; E.Desli & T.Pelagidis The Irish Tragedy; Y.Kitromilides Portugal's Best Way Out of Economic Stagnation: Institutional Reform of the Eurozone; P.Leao & A.Palacio-Vera The Economic Crisis in Spain: Contagion Effects and Distinctive Factors; J.Ferreiro & F.SerranoPHILIP ARESTIS Honorary Senior Departmental Fellow, Cambridge Centre for Economics and Public Policy, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK; Professor of Economics, Department of Applied Economics V, University of the Basque Country, Spain; Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Utah, US; Senior Scholar, Levy Economics Institute, New York, US; Visiting Professor, Leeds Business School, University of Leeds, UK; Professorial Research Associate, Department of Finance and Management Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK; and current holder of the British Hispanic Foundation 'Queen Victoria Eugenia' British Hispanic Chair of Doctoral Studies. He is Chief Academic Adviser to the UK Government Economic Service (GES) on Professional Developments in Economics. He has published as sole author or editor, as well as co-author and co-editor, a number of books, contributed in the form of invited chapters to numerous books, produced research reports l#&