Tag Archives: Eurozone crisis

The IMF’s Reconstruction of Economic Orthodoxy since the Crash

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Oleg Komlik

by Ben Clift* Analysing how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) contributes to prevailing understandings of sound economic policy reveals how economic orthodoxy is historically contingent, and throws into relief the malleability of economic policy credibility. These indirect IMF attempts to … Continue reading →

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The European corporate elite on trial: the foundation of the Eurozone and the navigation of its crisis

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Oleg Komlik

“Europe’s industrial bosses oscillate between fear, anger and disbelief…. Company bosses long to yell “You’re fired!” at any number of European politicians… But a majority of Europe’s businesspeople definitely wants politicians to do more to hold the euro zone together.” (The … Continue reading →

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The debt crisis and austerity in the Eurozone: social and political impacts

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Oleg Komlik

During the past six years, the countries of the European periphery – Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain – have been experiencing severe economic-financial crises. In the shadow of these drastic events, the EU institutions and the IMF initiated “bailout programs” for … Continue reading →