This is an up-to-the-minute analysis of the fate of the euro -
and with it, the future of the European Union - by acclaimed
Belgium-based economic journalist Johan Van Overtveldt, author of
"Bernanke''s Test" and "The Chicago School". "The End of the Euro"
begins with an overview of the birth of the euro itself.
Understanding this history is essential to understand the anomalies
built into the project from the beginning. These anomalies form the
subject of chapter two, along with how they led to the situation
that turned Greece, Portugal, and Spain into euro-destroying
economic disaster areas. Chapter three shows how this was not an
unforeseeable situation, as Europe''s history is filled with earlier
failed attempts to build monetary unions. Chapter four is focused
on Germany, by far the most important country within EMU, and why
the chances of Germany leaving the union are much higher than is
generally assumed. The book concludes with an analysis of what lies
in wait for the remains of the monetary union - and for a deeply
divided and troubled continent in general. Either the EMU
transforms itself fundamentally or it disintegrates.
關於作者:
Johan Van Overtveldt is the editor in chief and managing
director of Trends, Belgium''s leading weekly on business and
economics. He has published several books in Dutch and contributes
to The Wall Street Journal Europe and other publications. Also the
author of Bernanke''s Test and The Chicago School, he lives in
Brussels.
目錄:
Foreword
By Robert Z. Aliber
Introduction
Chapter 1
The Long March
Chapter 2
Unfinished Business
Chapter 3
From Hero to Almost Zero
Chapter 4
The Endgame It''s All in Germany''s Hands Now
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Endnotes
Index