Crisis in the eurozone periphery : the political economies of Greece, Spain, Ireland and Portugal
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Crisis in the eurozone periphery : the political economies of Greece, Spain, Ireland and Portugal
（Building a sustainable political economy : SPERI research & policy）
Palgrave Macmillan, c2018
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book investigates the causes and consequences of crisis in four countries of the Eurozone periphery - Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland. The contributions to this volume are provided from country-specific experts, and are organised into two themed subsections: the first analyses the economic dynamics at play in relation to each state, whilst the second considers their respective political situations. The work debates what made these states particularly susceptible to crisis, the response to the crisis and its resultant effects, as well as the manifestation of resistance to austerity. In doing so, Parker and Tsarouhas consider the implications of continued fragilities in the Eurozone both for these countries and for European integration more generally.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Causes and Consequences of Crisis in the Eurozone Periphery (Owen Parker and Dimitris Tsarouhas)
Growing asymmetries between core and periphery
The Euro
Austerity
Continued deadlock?
Chapter 2. Tracing Ireland's 'Liberal' Crisis and Recovery (Sean O Riain)
From passive liberalism to state activism within liberal globalisation
Aggressive liberalism and the crisis
Ireland's persistent dilemmas
Chapter 3. The Spanish Economic 'Miracle' that Never was (Luis Buendia)
The political economy of the 'Spanish miracle'
An extensive pattern of growth
The role of Spain in the European division of labour
Channelling the funds: the financial sector
The public sector
Who owns what?
The 'miracle' was a mirage
Chapter 4. Portugal's Economic Crisis: Overheating without Accelerating (Neil Dooley)
Revolution and structural reform - Portugal 1974-1990s
Structural reform and 'debt-led' growth: Portugal 1990-2000
Economic Stagnation and crisis - Portugal in the 2000s
Chapter 5. Greece and European Monetary Union: The Road to the Demise of the Greek Economy (Pavlos Gkasis)
Greece's Integration with the EU
Greece in EMU: The Build-up to the Greek Crisis
Response to the crisis
Chapter 6. Narrating Crisis in Ireland's Great Recession (Nicholas Kiersey)
Austerity begins
Discourses of partnership and responsibility
A risen people?
Chapter 7. The Unfolding of Spain's Political Crisis: From the Squares to the Ballot Box (Monica Clua-Losada)
The historical context
Spain's political crisis and regime resilience
Chapter 8. Portuguese Democracy under Austerity: Politics in Exceptional Times (Isabel David)
A young democracy - the Portuguese political system
Enter the crisis - neoliberal politics and ideological hegemony
From dissent to new political configurations
Chapter 9. Continuity and Change in Greek Politics in an Age of Austerity (Alexandra Prodromidou)
Greek politics post-1974
Chapter 10. Conclusion (Owen Parker and Dimitris Tsarouhas)
Economics - bubbles that burst and debt-led growth
Politics - fragmentation, breakdown, reform
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