Debt Reckoning for Europe
Saving the euro, say the sages of the global economy, requires radical steps. But, rather than binding treaties, fiscal union, or homogeneity of membership, what is needed are mechanisms that recognize and accommodate differences, rather than attempt to impose uniformity from above.
BOSTON – Saving the euro, say the sages of the global economy, requires radical steps.& The OECD recently called for a large European firewall – a mega-bailout fund for troubled governments and banks. Others argue for integrating taxes and borrowing in the eurozone and shedding weak members, like Greece, that struggle with a strong currency.&
BOSTON – Saving the euro, say the sages of the global economy, requires radical steps.& The OECD recently called for a large European firewall – a mega-bailout fund for troubled governments and banks. Others argue for integrating taxes and borrowing in the eurozone and shedding weak members, like Greece, that struggle with a strong currency.&