This book, edited and researched by experts at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), looks at fiscal adjustment plans in advanced economies, comparing the planned or projected reductions in debts and deficits to the actual outcomes. It also looks at whether spending exceeded expectations or...

In recent decades, governments have built up substantial public debt, which is often accompanied by a growing public sector and fiscal policies that neglect long-term considerations. The contributors to this CESifo volume consider whether the development of public debt in the United States and...

Confronting crisis and precariousness in the European Union / Stefan Schmalz, Brandon Sommer and Antonio Loffredo -- Precariousness in the Eurozone : causes, effects and developments / Klaus Dörre -- The competitive architecture of european integration : European labour division, locational...

Steht das hoffnungsvoll gehegte, weltweit bewunderte europäische Integrationsprojekt heute vor dem Scheitern? Die Konflikte und Spannungen um die Stabilität der Währungsunion ("Eurokrise") und die enormen Herausforderungen der Flüchtlingskrise haben die Grundfesten der Europäischen Union...