The economic crisis and its aftermath in the Nordic and Baltic countries : do as we say and not as we do

Theories and methodology -- Pre-crisis and post-crisis economic and social performance of the Nordic countries and the Baltic states : an overview -- The Nordic countries and the Baltic states : small states and multilateralism -- European integration and the Nordic-Baltic region, Schengen and NATO -- Exchange rate policy: fixed or floating? -- Challenges with the euro area : economic benefits versus security concerns and the euro area versus NATO -- Nordic-Baltic banking interconnectedness and the consequences -- International organizations as economic policy advisers for small states : the Baltic victims? -- The Nordic welfare model and the Baltic states : Anglo-Saxon bias -- Fragile Baltic democracy and the challenges of outbound migration -- The extreme cases of Iceland and Latvia during the global economic and financial crisis -- The Nordic-Baltic region : successes, failures, lessons learned and future challenges -- The Nordic countries and the Baltic states : the need for further research