This book outlines the connection between the principles of proportionality of state intervention and strategies made by the European Union. It describes underlining reasons for the occurrence of the global economic recession and available intervention options for governments to the EU markets....

1. Introduction -- 2. State Intervention and Principle of Proportionality -- 3. Literature Review – Global Economics Leading Up To and Resulting From the 2007 Economic Crisis -- 4. Interventions by Governments -- 5. Research Methods -- 6. Overview of EU Responses to the Global Economic Crisis...