The Politics of Bad Options Why the Eurozone's Problems Have Been So Hard to Resolve

Why did the Eurozone crisis prove to be so difficult to resolve? Why was it resolved in a manner in which some countries bore a much larger share of the pain than other countries? Why did no country leave the Eurozone rather than implement unprecedented austerity? Who supported and who opposed the d...

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Main Author: Walter, Stefanie (auth)
Other Authors: Ray, Ari (auth), Redeker, Nils (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2023
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