Iceland and the International Financial Crisis Boom, Bust and Recovery [Paperback]

Eirikur Bergmann explains the exceptional case of Iceland's fantastical boom, bust and rapid recovery after the Crash of 2008 and explores the lessons for the wider EU crisis and for over-reaching economies that over-rely on financial markets.Introduction  Boom, Bust and Recovery PART I: RISE AND SHINE 1. Birth of a Nation  a Postcolonical Project 2. Coming of Age  Economic History 3. The Independent State  Foreign Relations PART II: BOOM AND BUST 4. The Nordic Tiger  Imagined Economic Miracle 5. Hot Air  Living on the Edge 6. The Crash  Collapse of the Cross Border Banks PART III: REVOLUTION AND RECOVERY 7. Pots-and-Pans Revolution  and Defiance Abroad 8. Rising from the Ruins  Fragile Economic Recovery 9. Reconstituting Iceland  and the New Critical Order Conclusion and Final Remarks

Professor Eirikur Bergmann, is a respected commentator on current affairs in Iceland & . He offers an interesting perspective on the Icelandic bank collapse. & Bergmann has written an important and scholarly book. & Bergmanns book is far more interesting and original. (Hannes H. Gissurarson, European Political Science, Vol. 15, 2016)

Eirikur Bergmanns' book offers a fascinating insight to the dramatic events around Iceland's meltdown in 2008. The book is comprehensive in scope and provides convincing historical, economical and political explanations to Iceland's boom and bust as well as strong analysis of the complexities of recovery in its wake. The case study offered in this book is an important contribution to understanding the wider euro crisis and the risks for regimes that over rely on capital markets. The lively style the book is written in a way that makes for an enjoyable read and opens up this fascinating case also for those not versed in Icelandic politics and it is a must-read for understanding the economic crisis that is still affecting most of the Transatlantic area. - Federiga Bindi, University of Rome,l�