Europe on the Brink

<p>Europe is suffering from a bipolar economic disorder. Financial journalists divide the continent into two groups of nations - centre and periphery - not by geography but by credit rating. Europe on the Brink is a critical investigation of the root causes of this sovereign debt crisis and the often misguided policy choices made to resolve it. <p/>Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz together with two other finance experts compares debt contagion in Europe with regional financial crises elsewhere while Roberto Lavagna former economics minister in Argentina provides a poignant comparative analysis with his own country's experience. Crucially and uniquely Portuguese Greek and Irish economists provide hard-hitting case studies from the perspective of the periphery. <p/>This much-needed book offers a heterodox economic perspective on the causes symptoms and solutions of the biggest economic issue currently facing Europe.</p>