Austerity: European Democracies Against the Wall

by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi

The crisis in the eurozone has had a dramatic impact on the economic and social fabric of European countries. However, the economic dimension is only the symptom of a broader problem. The crisis is primarily political in nature. Lorenzo Bini Smaghi argues in this book that the crisis reflects the inability of western democracies to solve problems that have been building for over two decades. He finds that democratically elected officials are loathe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9461383304
• ISBN13: 9789461383303
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.5"