August 24, 2012
How much more money can be poured into solving the debt crisis before European decisionmakers realise that current recovery strategies do not actually produce the expected results ? The global financial crisis followed by the European debt crisis are proof of an American export turned toxic, namely the Washington consensus. Its commandments, which consist of… » read more
Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics
August 17, 2012
As the European holiday season draws to a close, I suspect that many EU leaders are loath to return to work. A lack of appetite, given the current economic context, would be perfectly justified. Leading economists on both sides of the Atlantic have noticed that neither austerity measures (the EU’s case) nor monetarist remedies (the… » read more
Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics
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