In a strong sense, a country is a close reflection of its public policy which is the main driver of its governance architecture. The present study was therefore designed to explore the possible relationship between public policy and governance. Obviously, diagnosing the quality of governance...

The most commonly held opinion about the eurozone crisis is that it should lead to greater EU integration. Yet despite all the talk about fundamental design flaws and the need for a federal "leap forward", EU governments and citizens are not ready to pool further sovereignty and resources as a...

Strengthening budgetary surveillance and coordination of budgetary policy measures in the EU is of vital importance for economic stability and growth. The decentralised decision making structure in most areas of budgetary policies, requires the need to balance national and common objectives;...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Designing and Building a European Economy: from the 1930s to 1991 -- Chapter 3. Fiscal Constraints and Supranational Money: From Maastricht (1992) to Lisbon (2007) -- Chapter 4. Steering the Euro across the Crises (2008-2019) -- Chapter 5. Reforming the...