Summary and Analysis of The Euro: How a Common Currency Threatens the Future of Europe - Joseph E. Stiglitz (2016)

PREFACE

Part I. EUROPE IN CRISIS

Chapter 1. THE EURO CRISIS

Chapter 2. THE EURO: THE HOPE AND THE REALITY

Chapter 3. EUROPE’S DISMAL PERFORMANCE

Part II. FLAWED FROM THE START

Chapter 4. WHEN CAN A SINGLE CURRENCY EVER WORK?

Chapter 5. THE EURO: A DIVERGENT SYSTEM

Chapter 6. MONETARY POLICY AND THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

Part III. MISCONCEIVED POLICIES

Chapter 7. CRISES POLICIES: HOW TROIKA POLICIES COMPOUNDED THE FLAWED EUROZONE STRUCTURE, ENSURING DEPRESSION

Chapter 8. STRUCTURAL REFORMS THAT FURTHER COMPOUNDED FAILURE

Part IV. A WAY FORWARD?

Chapter 9. CREATING A EUROZONE THAT WORKS

Chapter 10. CAN THERE BE AN AMICABLE DIVORCE?

Chapter 11. TOWARD A FLEXIBLE EURO

Chapter 12. THE WAY FORWARD

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