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3. The Eurozone Debt Crisis

verfasst von : John Theodore, Jonathan Theodore, Dimitrios Syrrakos

Erschienen in: The European Union and the Eurozone under Stress

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter deals with the debt crisis in further detail and the problematic austerity measures taken to contain it – most notably, the Greek bailout. It also explores the inherent problem of fixed exchange rate regimes in the European Monetary Union.

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Metadaten
Titel
The Eurozone Debt Crisis
verfasst von
John Theodore
Jonathan Theodore
Dimitrios Syrrakos
Copyright-Jahr
2017
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52292-0_3