Walking the Highwire tells the story of the Eurozone Crisis from the perspective of the former Vice-President of the European Commission who was responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs in 2010-2014.
FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand NewWalking the Highwire tells the story of the Eurozone Crisis from the perspective of the former Vice-President of the European Commission who was responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs in 2010-2014. It is a comprehensive European account that covers both events and decisions in Brussels and Frankfurt and in the member states, both in distressed countries and creditor states. It also provides an economic-political analysis of the crisis and its management, recognising that the Euro was created politically, and saved politically. Thoroughly researched and based on economic analysis of the time, reports on various meetings and the author's own speaking notes and diary, this book begins with a narrative of crisis management 2009-2012, before moving on to address the beginning of the recovery from 2013-2014. It concludes with the lessons learnt from the crisis and a programme for reform of the Eurozone in the 2020s, with contemporary policy relevance. This is an entertaining and engaging account which will be of interest to a wide audience: scholars and students, practitioners and commentators of the Eurozone.
Walking the Highwire tells the story of the Eurozone Crisis from the perspective of the former Vice-President of the European Commission who was responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs in 2010-2014. It is a comprehensive European account that covers both events and decisions in Brussels and Frankfurt and in the member states, both in distressed countries and creditor states. It also provides an economic-political analysis of the crisis and its management, recognising that the Euro was created politically, and saved politically. Thoroughly researched and based on economic analysis of the time, reports on various meetings and the author's own speaking notes and diary, this book begins with a narrative of crisis management 2009-2012, before moving on to address the beginning of the recovery from 2013-2014. It concludes with the lessons learnt from the crisis and a programme for reform of the Eurozone in the 2020s, with contemporary policy relevance. This is an entertaining and engaging account which will be of interest to a wide audience: scholars and students, practitioners and commentators of the Eurozone.
Olli Rehn is former European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro (2010-2014). He was the European Commissioner for Enlargement from 2004 to 2010, in charge of the accession process of prospective new member states to the European Union (EU) and stabilisation in the Western Balkans. He served as Minister of Economic Affairs (2015-2016) and is a former Member of European and Finnish Parliaments. Since July 2018, he is the Governor of the Bank of Finland. He holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford in international political economy.
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Part I: Setting the Scene1. Introduction 2. A Peripheral Finn in the Capital of Europe
Part II: Managing the Crisis3. Fire Brigade to Athens 4. Big Bazooka by Night 5. The Deauville Doomsday and Voldemort in Ireland 6. The Comprehensive Crisis Response7. Summertime Blues in Italy8. The Hour of Obama – and Don Camillo 9. Flexing the Six-Pack10. Gasp of Air before the Plunge
Part III: Turning the Tide11. "Whatever It Takes" and the Banking Union 12. Recovery Arrives by Stealth13. Basta! – Austerians vs. Spendanigans 14. The Great Rebalancing: France vs. Germany15. The Baltic States Sail Against the Wind16. After-Shocks that Didn't Explode
Part IV: Learning the Lessons17. The Jury Is Out: the Fiscal Multiplier vs. Financial Accelerator18. Misadventures of Dismal Science 19. Lessons of the Crisis for Eurozone Reform
20. Epilogue
Written by the former Vice President of the European Commission, responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs, 2010-2014 Covers all aspects of the Euro Crisis at the level of the EU and the member states, in both crisis countries and creditor states Explains how the Euro was saved through second-best solutions
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