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The euro : the politics of the new global currency / David Marsh

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2011Edition: 2nd edDescription: xi, 384 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780300176742 (pbk)
  • 0300176740
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.4/94
LOC classification:
  • HG 930.5 M365e 2011
Contents:
Introduction: the story of the euro -- Blood and gold -- At the epicentre -- Tyranny of the mark -- The coming trial -- Shock waves -- Europe's destiny -- Coping with imbalance -- The reckoning.
Summary: In this new, fully revised and updated edition, Marsh tells how complancency and recklessness have holed the Euro below the waterline, with Greece, Ireland and Portugal rescued from ruin via hastily assembled bail-out packages, amid rising resentment among countries and electorates bearing the cost. With the aid of copious interviews and previously untold stories, Marsh chronicles the monetary union'a rise and fall and asks: where now for the Euro?
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HG 930.5 M365e 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000109291

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the story of the euro -- Blood and gold -- At the epicentre -- Tyranny of the mark -- The coming trial -- Shock waves -- Europe's destiny -- Coping with imbalance -- The reckoning.

In this new, fully revised and updated edition, Marsh tells how complancency and recklessness have holed the Euro below the waterline, with Greece, Ireland and Portugal rescued from ruin via hastily assembled bail-out packages, amid rising resentment among countries and electorates bearing the cost. With the aid of copious interviews and previously untold stories, Marsh chronicles the monetary union'a rise and fall and asks: where now for the Euro?

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