Europe's Deadlock : How the Euro Crisis Could Be Solved — And Why It Still Won't Happen

With new material on the astonishing 2014–15 monetary rollercoaster, an incisive chronicler of the euro’s upheavals explains how Europe’s single currency has lurched in and out of crisis—with widespread repercussions for Britain and the rest of the world. “Marsh is an expert chronicler of European monetary union, and his analysis deserves serious consideration.”—George Soros “__Europe’s Deadlock__ makes a hard-hitting case against ‘muddled thinking, lack of imagination and straightforward incompetence on the part of the politicians and technocrats charged with policing the single currency.’”—Ferdinando Giugliano, __Financial Times__ “[A] pitiless analysis of a crisis that cannot be permitted to become a disaster.”—Iain Finlayson, __The Times__ Like A Spreading Disease, Europe's Upheavals Have Transmogrified From Mere Upsets In The Fields Of Twenty-first-century Capitalism And Economics Into A Larger And Still More Pernicious Malady, Infecting The Continent's Psyche And Nervous System As Well As The Body. As A Result, Europe Faces The Most Painful And Intensive Challenge Since The Second World War. With New Material On The Astonishing 2014-15 Monetary Rollercoaster, This Book Explains How Europe's Single Currency Remains At The Centre Of Multiple European Crises - With Widespread Repercussions For Britain's Referendum On European Union Membership And On The Old Continent's Relationship With The Rest Of The World.--p. [4] Of Cover. Preface To The Updated Edition -- Introduction -- Unhappy Family -- Dashed Illusions -- The German Question Revisited -- Winners And Losers -- A Dangerous Vacuum -- Irreparable Errors -- The Technocrats Stumble -- A Bank Unlike The Others -- The Cyprus Cauldron -- Greek Tussles, Euro Sovereignty -- Fear Holds The Key -- Germany's Limits -- The French Connection -- The Bundesbank Strikes Back -- In Italy, More Showdowns -- The Reward Of Banking Union -- The Imf's European Conundrum -- Anglo-saxon Ambivalence -- Asia's Star Rises -- War And Peace -- Notes -- Index. David Marsh. Originally Published: 2013. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. With new material on the astonishing 2014–15 monetary rollercoaster, an�incisive�chronicler of the euro’s upheavals explains how Europe’s single currency has lurched in and out of crisis—with widespread repercussions for Britain and the rest of the world.
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“Marsh is an expert chronicler of European monetary union, and his analysis deserves serious consideration.”—George Soros
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“Europe’s Deadlock makes a hard-hitting case against ‘muddled thinking, lack of imagination and straightforward incompetence on the part of the politicians and technocrats charged with policing the single currency.’”—Ferdinando Giugliano, Financial Times
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“[A] pitiless analysis of a crisis that cannot be permitted to become a disaster.”—Iain Finlayson, The Times With new material on the astonishing 2014–15 monetary rollercoaster, an incisive chronicler of the euro's upheavals explains how Europe's single currency has lurched in and out of crisis—with widespread repercussions for Britain and the rest of the world.  “Marsh is an expert chronicler of European monetary union, and his analysis deserves serious consideration.”—George Soros  “Europe's Deadlock makes a hard-hitting case against ‘muddled thinking, lack of imagination and straightforward incompetence on the part of the politicians and technocrats charged with policing the single currency.'”—Ferdinando Giugliano, Financial Times  “[A] pitiless analysis of a crisis that cannot be permitted to become a disaster.”—Iain Finlayson, The Times "Like a spreading disease, Europe's upheavals have transmogrified from mere upsets in the fields of twenty-first-century capitalism and economics into a larger and still more pernicious malady, infecting the continent's psyche and nervous system as well as the body. As a result, Europe faces the most painful and intensive challenge since the Second World War. With new material on the astonishing 2014-15 monetary rollercoaster, this book explains how Europe's single currency remains at the centre of multiple European crises - with widespread repercussions for Britain's referendum on European Union membership and on the Old Continent's relationship with the rest of the world."--Page 4 of cover