In this paper we investigate the relationship between relative poverty and/or inequality on the one hand and the intensity of the recent global economic crisis, as well as the current economic position of European Union countries on the other. Using data from the 27 E.U. member states we try to...

The European integration process started with the aim of reducing the differences in income and/or living standards between the participating countries over time. To achieve this, a certain alignment of institutions and structures was seen as a necessary precondition. While the goal of this...

Die ambivalenten Grundlagen des Euro -- Die Eurokrise ist eine Banken- und Staatsschuldenkrise, die zur Währungskrise stilisiert wurde -- Krisenmanagement der Regierungen und der EZB und Ergebnisse dieser Interventionen -- Die unaufgelöste Krise – der Euro am Scheideweg.