1. The end of the old order, 1914-21 -- 2. Post-war reconstruction and instability problems in the 1920s -- 3. Economic crisis and recovery, 1929-39 -- 4. Eastern Europe and the periphery in the 1930s -- 5. The battle for Europe 1939-45 -- 6. Europe's reconstruction -- 7. The golden age of...

A number of studies have concluded that, contrary to expectations, European monetary union has not reduced income disparities among the 12 Western European member countries. In fact, incomes per capita between Southern and Northern Eurozone members have diverged since the Eurozone was created,...