The Euro and Its Threat to the Future of Europe, by Joseph Stiglitz

Book of the week: The decision process behind the euro has left the EU in an untenable position, says Lucia Quaglia

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September 1, 2016
Last updated
February 16, 2017
Lucia Quaglia
Piles of euro banknotes being counted and stacked
Source: Reuters
Incorrect change: Stiglitz argues that the creation of the euro was a ‘fatal decision’, and the crisis, which began in 2009, ushered in ‘a lost decade’ for parts of Europe
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