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Making the European Monetary Union

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Description for Making the European Monetary Union Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JPSN2; KCA; KCBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 39. Weight in Grams: 794.
Europe's financial crisis cannot be blamed on the Euro, Harold James contends in this probing exploration of the whys, whens, whos, and what-ifs of European monetary union. The current crisis goes deeper, to a series of problems that were debated but not resolved at the time of the Euro's invention. Since the 1960s, Europeans had been looking for a way to address two conundrums simultaneously: the dollar's privileged position in the international monetary system, and Germany's persistent current account surpluses in Europe. The Euro was created under a politically independent central bank to meet the primary goal ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
792g
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674416802
SKU
V9780674416802
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About Harold James
Harold James is the Claude and Lore Kelly Professor in European Studies and Professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University.

Reviews for Making the European Monetary Union
Harold James's indispensable new history of Europe's economic and monetary union explains why the euro was flawed from the beginning...James weaves a fascinating political story across the details, one that is crucially relevant to today's situation.
Henry Farrell The Nation (12/05/2012) Harold James's richly detailed and meticulously researched exploration of the creation of EMU...offer[s] valuable insight into the origins of ... Read more

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