Economic Crisis and New Nationalisms : German Political Economy as Perceived by European Partners.
Title:
Economic Crisis and New Nationalisms : German Political Economy as Perceived by European Partners.
Author:
Varsori, Antonio.
ISBN:
9783035264722
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (188 pages)
Series:
Euroclio ; v.84
Euroclio
Contents:
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. From Theory to Culture: Economics at the Test of Time -- 2. From Culture to Theory: Economics in Time of Crisis -- 3. Conclusions -- Germany and Europe: Between Co-operation and Suspicion -- Letter to German and Italian Friends. How the European Economic Mechanism Works -- 1. Letter to German Friends -- 2. Letter to Italian Friends -- 3. How the European Economic Mechanism Works -- 4. Post datum -- The Economic Crisis and the Euro. Theoretical and Political Reactions to a Singular Historical Experiment -- 1. A Challenge to European Economists -- 2. The Actual Situation -- 3. Different Dimensions of the Crisis -- 4. Peculiarities of Historical Crises -- 5. Some Historical Lessons for European Integration -- 6. The Crisis of Euroland and of the European Union: The Dilemma -- 7. And Now? -- References -- From Friends to Foes? The Euro as a Cause of New Nationalism -- I. Alarming Trends -- II. A Theory of the Euro Crisis -- III. Oil and Vinegar -- IV. Learning from History: The Emergence of the German and French National Fiscal Systems -- V. The Forerunners of the Euro -- V.1 The Latin Monetary Union -- V.2 The System of Bretton Woods -- V.3 The European Currency Snake -- V.4 The European Monetary System (EMS) -- VI. The Political Reasons of the Euro -- VII. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- How to Escape from the Crisis. The Divergent Opinions of Italian Economists -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Missing Debate at the Origins of the European Monetary Union -- 3. For a Different Implementation of the European Monetary Union -- 3.1 Economists who advocate a Social Market Economy -- 3.2 Keynesian Economists -- 4. Rhenish capitalism vs European Semi-Periphery Capitalism -- 5. Europe and the Left-Wing "Critical" Thought.
6. The Cultural Anthropology of Italians and the Controversial Effects of Austerity -- 6.1 Economists from the Italian tradition of Economics -- 6.2 Italian Economists from Bocconi University and American Universities -- 6.3 Fiscal Multipliers and the Risk of Sovereign Debts -- 6.4 Stop the Decline: is it possible? -- 7. Conclusions -- References -- The Genealogy of German Ordo-Liberalism and the European Project -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Ordo-liberal Genealogy -- 3. Ordo-liberalism and the European Union -- 4. Outlook: Rules for European Economic Policy -- References -- Index of Names -- Contributors.
Abstract:
As of a consequence of the ongoing economic crisis, in 2010 there was a marked deterioration in cross-border relations between Italy and Germany. In both countries the press published articles openly blaming economic hardship on the squandering attitude of southerners or the egoistic and mercantilist policies of northerners. The reigning confusion among economists, split between pro-and anti-Euro positions in both countries, could do nothing to counter this growing wave of populist nationalism. Out of this situation grew the idea of a organizing a conference to discuss the theoretical issues implied by recent economic policy debates, purging them of ideological and nationalistic overtones. This volume publishes the proceedings of the resulting international colloquium, Economic crisis and new nationalisms: German economic policy as perceived by European partners, which was organized by the Foundation Cesifin Alberto Predieri and held in Florence in November 2012.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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