Why is Europe's great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble? A string of economic difficulties in Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and other Eurozone nations has left observers wondering whether the currency union can survive. In this book, Markus Brunnermeier, Harold James, and Jean-Pierre Landau argue that the core problem with the Euro lies in the philosophical differences between the founding countries of the Eurozone, particularly Germany and France. But the authors also show how these seemingly incompatible differences can be reconciled to ensure Europe's survival.
As the authors demonstrate, Germany, a federal state with strong regional governments, saw the Maastricht Treaty, the framework for the Euro, as a set of rules. France, on the other hand, with a more centralized system of government, saw the framework as flexible, to be overseen by governments. The authors discuss how the troubles faced by the Euro have led its member states to focus on national, as opposed to collective, responses, a reaction explained by the resurgence of the battle of economic ideas: rules vs. discretion, liability vs. solidarity, solvency vs. liquidity, austerity vs. stimulus.
Weaving together economic analysis and historical reflection, The Euro and the Battle of Ideas provides a forensic investigation and a road map for Europe's future.
0 有用 鸟枪换炮 2019-11-08 21:46:57
因为中文译本不行,经常要参考原文,所以这原版我也算读过几成吧……评价仍然是这样,胜在广度深度皆有,缺憾是过于庞杂。
0 有用 Laniaho 2017-03-16 23:09:49
分析實際政策爭論與其中透露出來的思想,康德vs馬基維利,有深度。可是太龐雜,不少段落沒有組織好,時有重複或跳躍之感。若按作者自己的分法,這書似偏德國觀點。對法國觀點各種小諷刺不在話下,對希臘與其他更左翼的思想更是鄙視。
0 有用 xiaozhu777 2018-04-07 22:40:44
信息量挺大的但是真的感觉有点乱,可能还是我的功底不够吧。大概还是在对这本书里讲的那些事件有过大致的了解之后再读,会好一点。
0 有用 鸟枪换炮 2019-11-08 21:46:57
因为中文译本不行,经常要参考原文,所以这原版我也算读过几成吧……评价仍然是这样,胜在广度深度皆有,缺憾是过于庞杂。
0 有用 xiaozhu777 2018-04-07 22:40:44
信息量挺大的但是真的感觉有点乱,可能还是我的功底不够吧。大概还是在对这本书里讲的那些事件有过大致的了解之后再读,会好一点。
0 有用 Laniaho 2017-03-16 23:09:49
分析實際政策爭論與其中透露出來的思想,康德vs馬基維利,有深度。可是太龐雜,不少段落沒有組織好,時有重複或跳躍之感。若按作者自己的分法,這書似偏德國觀點。對法國觀點各種小諷刺不在話下,對希臘與其他更左翼的思想更是鄙視。