Crisis in the Eurozone Periphery (eBook)

Owen Parker is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and Associate Fellow of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI), both at the University of Sheffield, UK. He has written widely on International Relations and European politics, is co-author of the prominent textbook Politics in the European Union, and has previously worked for the European Commission.Dimitris Tsarouhas is Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at Bilkent University, Turkey and a Scientific Council Member of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) in Brussels. A former Jean Monnet Chair in European Politics,Tsarouhas has published extensively on European politics, public policy, and Greek-Turkish relations.

Chapter 1. Causes and Consequences of Crisis in the Eurozone Periphery (Owen Parker and Dimitris Tsarouhas) Growing asymmetries between core and periphery The Euro Austerity Continued deadlock? Chapter 2. Tracing Ireland’s ‘Liberal’ Crisis and Recovery (Seán Ó Riain) From passive liberalism to state activism within liberal globalisation Aggressive liberalism and the crisis Ireland’s persistent dilemmas Chapter 3. The Spanish Economic ‘Miracle’ that Never was (Luis Buendía) The political economy of the ‘Spanish miracle’ An extensive pattern of growth The role of Spain in the European division of labour Channelling the funds: the financial sector The public sector Who owns what? The ‘miracle’ was a mirage Chapter 4. Portugal’s Economic Crisis: Overheating without Accelerating (Neil Dooley) Revolution and structural reform – Portugal 1974–1990s  Structural reform and ‘debt-led’ growth: Portugal 1990–2000 Economic Stagnation and crisis – Portugal in the 2000s Chapter 5. Greece and European Monetary Union: The Road to the Demise of the Greek Economy (Pavlos Gkasis) Greece’s Integration with the EU Greece in EMU: The Build-up to the Greek Crisis Response to the crisis Chapter 6. Narrating Crisis in Ireland’s Great Recession (Nicholas Kiersey) Austerity begins Discourses of partnership and responsibility A risen people? Chapter 7. The Unfolding of Spain's Political Crisis: From the Squares to the Ballot Box (Mònica Clua-Losada) The historical context Spain’s political crisis and regime resilience Chapter 8. Portuguese Democracy under Austerity: Politics in Exceptional Times (Isabel David) A young democracy – the Portuguese political system Enter the crisis – neoliberal politics and ideological hegemony From dissent to new political configurations Chapter 9. Continuity and Change in Greek Politics in an Age of Austerity (Alexandra Prodromidou) Greek politics post-1974 Chapter 10. Conclusion (Owen Parker and Dimitris Tsarouhas) Economics – bubbles that burst and debt-led growth Politics – fragmentation, breakdown, reform