EMU Reform Mechanisms - A Multi-Level Analysis of the European Sovereign Debt Crisis in a Case Study of Ireland and Spain
Verlag | Tectum-Verlag |
Auflage | 2024 |
Seiten | 100 |
Format | 18,6 x 0,7 x 24,7 cm |
Gewicht | 155 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Young Academics: EU Studies 1 |
ISBN-10 | 3828849652 |
EAN | 9783828849655 |
Bestell-Nr | 82884965A |
In a case study of Ireland and Spain, the author establishes a framework that explains how reforms were enabled in the EMU during the eurozone crisis through a mechanism of interdependence between the member state and the European levels. The strong interconnection between both levels proved to be both a cause and a remedy: Each level being dependent on the other´s reliable functioning created an upward spiral of mutually perpetuated reform and thus a process of deepening integration. The author shows that this high degree of interconnectedness was induced by weaknesses on both levels and a simultaneous inability to single-handedly introduce changes, which thus necessitated external intervention by the respective other level.