The Euro area is currently going through its worst period of recession and economic stagnation since the Great Depression and World War II. The article tries to give an impression of the extraordinary degree of fiscal austerity and the devastating economic effects it has already had and must be...

Interaktions- und krisenrelevante Trends -- Politisch-ökonomische und politikwissenschaftliche Ansätze -- Neuorientierung der Regulierungspolitik -- Die Politik der Bewältigung der Schuldenkrise im Euroraum -- Die Geldpolitik der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) und ihre Risiken -- Urteile des...

This book examines fiscal policy coordination in EMU and the required adjustments to national fiscal policies by EMU member states. The book shows that, in the process of Europeanization, national interests have had a major impact on the formation of fiscal policy coordination

The study looks at primary expenditure developments in the euro area, its three largest members and four "macro-imbalances" countries for the period 1999-2009. It compares actual expenditure trends with those that would have prevailed if countries had followed neutral policies based on...