Lessons for the euro from early American monetary and financial history

"Europe’s central goal for several decades has been to create an economic union that can provide monetary and financial stability. This goal is often compared to the long-standing monetary union that is the United States. Easy celebration of the successful American union ignores the fact that i...

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Main Author: Frieden, Jeffry A.
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Brussels 2016
Bruegel
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19104311124919225939-Lessons-for-the-euro-from-earl.htm
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Summary:"Europe’s central goal for several decades has been to create an economic union that can provide monetary and financial stability. This goal is often compared to the long-standing monetary union that is the United States. Easy celebration of the successful American union ignores the fact that it took an extremely long time to accomplish. In fact, the creation and completion of the US monetary and financial union was a long, laborious, and politically conflictual process."
Physical Description:40 p.
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