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Author : Hugo Zsolt de Sousa
Release : 2004
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Book Synopsis The Future of the Stability and Growth Pact as a Tool for Economic Policy Co-ordination by : Hugo Zsolt de Sousa
Download or read book The Future of the Stability and Growth Pact as a Tool for Economic Policy Co-ordination written by Hugo Zsolt de Sousa. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hugo Zsolt de Sousa
Release : 2004
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Book Synopsis The Future of the Stability and Growth Pact as a Tool for Economic Policy Co-ordination by : Hugo Zsolt de Sousa
Download or read book The Future of the Stability and Growth Pact as a Tool for Economic Policy Co-ordination written by Hugo Zsolt de Sousa. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Leila Simona Talani
Release : 2008-01-01
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis Between Growth and Stability by : Leila Simona Talani
Download or read book Between Growth and Stability written by Leila Simona Talani. This book was released on 2008-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Very comprehensive and based on a detailed economic and political analysis, Between Growth and Stability is clearly a vital book for both students and seasoned economists. . . Thomas Bauwens, Bibliothèque Européenne Combining economic and political science perspectives, this timely and important book describes and analyses the circumstances and events leading to the demise and subsequent reform of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). Between Growth and Stability aims to find a solution to the dilemmas posed by fiscal policy coordination in the context of a single currency area, as well as contrasting the alternative heuristic frameworks and theoretical perspectives employed. It focuses particularly on the question of credibility, its definition and its meaning in the day-to-day workings of economic and monetary union. The book examines the actual performance of the SGP and proposes ways in which the integrity of European fiscal rule making might be improved in the future. This book will be essential reading for policymakers, politicians, members of European institutions and international organizations. The in-depth analysis will also be invaluable to scholars of international relations and economics, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students in international relations, political science and economics.
Author : Antonio Fatás
Release : 2003
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 779/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Stability and Growth in Europe by : Antonio Fatás
Download or read book Stability and Growth in Europe written by Antonio Fatás. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fiscal policy framework of the EMU is in a states of crisis. Since the start of EMU, fiscal conditions in some member states have slipped considerably beyond the limits set by the Maastricht Treaty and the Stability and Growth Pact. It is clear that the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact has failed to preclude excessive deficits. There is no shortage of proposals to reform the current fiscal framework in this crisis situation. They range from calls for softening their implementation, and to proposals for closer coordination of national fiscal policies. None of these proposals offers a convincing solution to the problem at the heart of the current crisis: how to balance the need for effective long-run fiscal stability in EMU with the need for short-run flexibility of fiscal policy in the member states. After a detailed analysis of the virtues and defects of the current fiscal framework, this report presents a proposal for reform that addresses this issue. The authors argue that EMU should move away from rigid fiscal rules for annual deficits towards a more judgmental process of monitoring the sustainability of fiscal policies. This approach is guided by three principles: independence, transparency, and legitimacy. Together wit the ability to assess the fiscal situation and outlook of each euro-area member state, they are the keys to designing a framework that provides enough flexibility and, at the same time, can build the required credibility and political support. The authors propose the creation of a Sustainability Council for the EMU, and independent body with the sole statutory task of safeguarding the sustainability of public finances in the euro area. The Sustainability Council regularly and openly reports to the public and the European Parliament its assessment of the member states' fiscal policies, taking into account past performance, current perspectives and the future course of fiscal policies. Its mandate is the counterpart of the ECB's principal task of maintaining price stability. However, the Sustainability Council has no operative role in fiscal policy; it relies solely on the pressure of informed public opinion to discipline national governments. The use of the instruments of fiscal policy is entirely left to the national governments, and the Sustainability Council can only be conceived as a judge of national public finances.
Author : Andrew J. Hughes Hallett
Release : 2013-06-29
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Challenges for Economic Policy Coordination within European Monetary Union by : Andrew J. Hughes Hallett
Download or read book Challenges for Economic Policy Coordination within European Monetary Union written by Andrew J. Hughes Hallett. This book was released on 2013-06-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The launch of European Monetary Union (EMU) marked the beginning of a new era, and its establishment has proved an impressive success at the technical, legal, and procedural level. After all, EMU has accelerated economic and political integration in the European Union and tied the economies of the Member States closer together. However, the performance of the euro, high unemployment rates, uneven output and investment growth, and the issue of structural reforms that have yet to be tackled have raised questions about the performance of EMU in practice. There is a general consensus on the justification for economic policy coordination. The existing literature on economic policy coordination, however, seems far from able to provide robust conclusions about how to organize the necessary interaction of institutions and policies. Therefore, there seems to be a case for re-examining the subject under the new framework set by EMU. The objective of such a reassessment is to enhance the understanding of what type of coordination and what institutional setting for policy coordination can be expected to be most favorable. Challenges for Economic Policy Coordination within European Monetary Union provides an intellectually stimulating contribution to the ongoing debate.
