The Failed Political Economy of the Euro Crisis

The euro crisis has been extensively discussed in terms of economics, finance, political intrigues, and European Institutions, but a key aspect—the political economy of the crisis—has received little attention. Politicians and social scientists from emerging economies, especially Eastern Europe, look with amazement at this oversight.

CASE Network E-briefs 10/2011 by Anders Åslund.

This E-brief is the written version of Anders Åslund’s keynote address presented at CASE International Conference on November 18th, 2011 and an updated version of Mr. Åslund’s blog at the Peterson Institute http://www.piie.com/realtime/?p=2515.