Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (296 p.) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Frontmatter Table of Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction. Return to Common Sense Is Needed Chapter 1. Institutional and Policy Diversity as an Engine of Economic Development Introduction I. What Influences Institutional and Policy Diversity? II. An Historical Perspective III. Examining the Record IV. Where Do We Stand? V. Transition Economies and Institutional and Policy Diversity VI. Concluding Remarks References Chapter 2. Ethical Lapses of Capitalism: How Serious They Are I. Introduction II. Ethics and Economy III. Understanding Micro and Macro Behaviours IV. Institutional Responses to Ethical Lapses V. Conclusion: Whither Capitalism? Chapter 3. Why This Financial Crisis Is Occurring—How to Respond to It II. A Classification of Financial Crises III. The Current Crisis—What Has Triggered It and Its Implications IV. How to Respond to This Crisis V. Summing Up Chapter 4. What This Financial Crisis Tells Us I. The Calculation Debate Revisited II. Is Only Greed to Be Blamed? III. What This Crisis Teaches Us IV. Limits of Openness Chapter 5. A Strained European Model—Is Eastern Enlargement to Blame? II. The ESM and the Roots of Its Strain III. The Race for Competitiveness IV. Who Fears Globalisation? V. High Growth Rates Are Not Enough: The Case of Central Europe VI. The Future of the ESM Chapter 6. The Monetary Union: The Decade Ahead. The Case of Non-Member States II. The First Decade of Monetary Union III. Old and New Challenges for the Monetary Union IV. Challenges for the New Member States V. Concluding Remarks Chapter 7. The EU Budget Review: Managing Diversity for a Growing EU II. The History of the EU Budget: A Small Economic Instrument of Great Political Clout III. The European Union in the New Global Context: Challenges and Opportunities IV. Principles of the Reform V. Reviewing and Reforming the Budget: Concrete Measures to Take VI. Implementation of New Provisions VII. Concluding Remarks Chapter 8. A Clash of Capitalisms I. Public Policy in Today’s World: A Plea for Open- Mindedness and Pragmatism II. Which Globalisation? III. The EU at “Midlife”: Cause for Celebration, but with Guarded Optimism IV. Capitalism vs. Capitalism in the 21st century V. Final Remarks Epilogue. Keynes Is Back Appendix 1. European Parliament Resolution of 9 October 2008 with Recommendations to the Commission on Lamfalussy Follow-Up: Future Structure of Supervision (2008/2148(INI) Appendix 2. Financial Markets Cannot Govern Us Appendix 3. The Recurrence of Financial Crises in Economic History Appendix 4. Three-Month Inter-bank Spread Rates Over the Base Rate Index In English |
ISBN: | 978-615-5211-68-3 |
Other identifiers: | 10.1515/9786155211683 [DOI] |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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