The politics of the Euro-zone : stability or breakdown? / Kenneth Dyson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dyson, Kenneth H. F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Monetary Union.

Euro.

Monetary policy--European Union countries.

Monetary policy.

European Union countries--Economic integration.

European Union countries.

European Union countries--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Euro-Zone represents the single most important step in European Integration since 1957 and one of the boldest economic, monetary, and political projects in modern history. In this first major study, the author examines the major political questions raised by the birth of the Euro-Zone on January 1 1999 and argues for a more politically informed analysis and assessment of its nature, operation, and prospects. How does the Euro-Zone operate? What does it mean for European Statesand for the political strategies of governments? How is its operation to be explained? What are its prospects for s

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; Introduction; 1. How the Euro-Zone Operates: An ECB-Centric Euro-Zone?; 2. How the Euro-Zone Operates: A 'Two-Level' Game, a Child of the Franco-German 'Couple' or a New 'Motor' for Europe?; 3. How the Euro-Zone Operates: 'Hollowing Out' or Rescue of the European State?; 4. How the Euro-Zone Operates: The Institutional Approach; 5. The Problem of Stability in the Euro-Zone: Lessons from History and Economics; 6. The Prospects for a Stable Euro-Zone: A Strength-Strain Model; 7. The Legitimacy of the Euro-Zone: The Problems of Social Justice, Consent, and Identity

8. Policies for a Stable Euro-Zone: Strengthening the 'Stabilization State'References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-305) and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-159911-5

0-19-152917-6

1-282-05257-8

9786612052576

0-585-36528-8

OCLC:

742333439