I was delighted by the Syriza victory as it offers a chance for new thinking in Europe but we must be realistic about what is really required to fix Europe. Here are some thoughts on what is wrong and what is required to fix it.
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Rethinking the European Union: Part One
What is happening in China?
Cheap oil and the political economy of Russia
Global debt and the great rebalancing
Thinking about China
One bank to rule them all: The ECB and European democracy
Can Europe rely on large primary surpluses to solve its debt problem?
Ordoliberalism and the European Project
Why the German trade surplus is a big problem
Too big to bail – how the banks crashed the eurozone
Reasons to be cheerful
Germany’s Role in the Eurozone Crisis
The Feckless and the Prudent: or why your surplus is the same size as my deficit
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