Europe is stumbling from crisis to crisis. The financial and debt crises are endangering the European currency union; referenda in several EU countries show widespread Euroscepticism; the economy is only slowly regaining momentum; unemployment remains high in many Member States; and the refugee crisis has deepened political divisions. We need an answer to the question of how to rescue the Euro and keep Europe together. In this volume, renowned German researchers and leading practitioners provide pragmatic recommendations. Their plea for a democratically legitimized Euro Finance Minister, a new economic approach, a common Eurozone budget, and minimum social standards are the prerequisites for a fair, stable, and prosperous Europe.
Price: $35.00
Pages: 202
Publisher: transcript publishing
Imprint: transcript publishing
Publication Date:
16 January 2018
Trim Size: 8.86 X 5.83 in
ISBN: 9783837640816
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy
»The Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom is the latest and perhaps most urgent wake-up call to reform the European Union and the Eurozone in particular. We do not need abstract institutional debates, but specific proposals to make sure the European Union advances economic and social prosperity for its citizens. I heartily recommend this book to all those who want to get an impression of a progressive perspective from Germany.«
Alexander Schellinger (Dr. rer. pol.) is personal advisor to the CEO, Techniker Krankenkasse, Hamburg, Germany.
Philipp Steinberg (Dr. iur., EMBA) is Director General at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Berlin, Germany.
Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
1. Introduction: The future of the Eurozone 7
2. Has the Euro robbed Europe of democracy? 19
3. The flaws in the design of the Economic and Monetary Union 37
4. The social dimension of the Eurozone 51
5. Germany's own special path? 69
6. Which reform path for the Eurozone? A mapping of political actors and their influence in the German debate 81
7. The legal framework for reform projects and the role of the German Federal Constitutional Court 101
8. Rethinking economic policy - a better fiscal framework for the Eurozone 123
9. An institutional framework for a reformed Eurozone 145
10. Developing the social dimension 161
11. Plan B - retreat from integration? 175
12. Three scenarios for the Eurozone - and conclusions 189
Authors 197
