Making and managing the euro: France and Germany in the birth and life of Europe's single currency
Author: Webber, Douglas ; Barthon de Montbas, AlexandreINSEAD Area: Economics and Political SciencePublisher: Fontainebleau : INSEAD, 2010.Language: EnglishDescription: 24 p.Type of document: INSEAD CaseNote: Latest version available via https://publishing.insead.eduAbstract: The case describes the roles played by the French and German governments and the Franco-German relationship in shaping the evolution of European monetary cooperation and integration over the last four decades. Against the background of the Greek debt crisis, it highlights the divergent stances of Paris and Berlin on issues of monetary and fiscal policy in the Eurozone.Pedagogical Objectives: The case provides a basis for discussing and analyzing the historical role of France and Germany in the European integration process, the roots of European monetary cooperation, how the euro came to be created, the divergent approaches to monetary and fiscal policy in the Eurozone and to what extent these may influence the euros future following the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and the fiscal crisis that this provoked in some Eurozone member states.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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The case describes the roles played by the French and German governments and the Franco-German relationship in shaping the evolution of European monetary cooperation and integration over the last four decades. Against the background of the Greek debt crisis, it highlights the divergent stances of Paris and Berlin on issues of monetary and fiscal policy in the Eurozone.
The case provides a basis for discussing and analyzing the historical role of France and Germany in the European integration process, the roots of European monetary cooperation, how the euro came to be created, the divergent approaches to monetary and fiscal policy in the Eurozone and to what extent these may influence the euros future following the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and the fiscal crisis that this provoked in some Eurozone member states.
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