History -- West european economic integration since 1950 (Nicholas Crafts) -- The history of European Economic and Monetary Union (Harold James) -- History of economic thought and policy-making at the European Commission (Ivo Maes) -- The single market and the euro -- The economics of the single...

Why is the policy of no alternatives so dangerous? -- What does "crisis policy" mean and why do its consequences have a disintegrative effect? -- What are the costs of the low interest rate policy? -- How much was the debt relief for Greece really? -- To what extent do national additional money...

Where is a liability union already evident today? -- To what extent is the reconstruction fund the blueprint for a fiscal-centralist European Monetary Fund? -- Is debt relief coming? -- Are Greek "geuros" and Italian "minibots" as government money the solution? -- Why are national parallel...

This Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of the past, present, and future of the European Economic and Monetary Union in its broader context. It incorporates economic, legal and political science perspectives to provide an in-depth and forward-looking scrutiny of the rationales, the main...