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Book SynopsisThree years after the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, economic growth has resurfaced across the world, but with significant variation. It explores the reform of global economic governance after the crisis and, in this context, addresses the role of the EU and its economic prospects for the coming decade.
Trade Review‘This volume makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the origins of the crisis and how it has manifested itself in Europe.’ -- Journal of Contemporary European Research
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Olli Rehn Introduction Carlo Secchi and Antonio Villafranca PART I: HEADING TO 2020: A NEW WORLD ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE? 1. Europe and the World’s Economy Governance: The Monetary and Financial Perspective Franco Bruni 2. Transatlantic Economic Policy Co-ordination at a Crossroad: Why it is Badly Needed and How it Would Improve the Work of the G20 Jacques Mistral 3. Understanding China’s Role in the Post-financial Crisis World Xiaozu Wang PART II: CARVING OUT A PLACE FOR THE EU 4. The EU Economy to 2020: Coping with Divergence and Debt Vanessa Rossi 5. The EU in Search of its New Shape: Economic Challenges and Governance Reforms in the Sovereign Debt Crisis Daniela Schwarzer 6. The Fiscal Governance Disorder of the Eurozone: Curing the Symptoms or Curing the Causes? Carlo Altomonte, Francesco Passarelli and Carlo Secchi 7. Overcoming Europe’s Long Term Growth Crisis Fabian Zuleeg 8. ‘Europe 2020’: The Shift to a Revised Climate Strategy Antonio Villafranca Index