This book proposes an alternative political economy framework in which to analyse the question of the credibility of international economic agreements, in general, and monetary arrangements in particular. The focus is on European monetary arrangements, from the establishment of the European Monetary System to the crisis of the Euro-zone. The analysis is predicated around the political economy of Italy’s access and permanence in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). The aut...
Spis treści
Chapter 1: Introduction: Between credibility and competitiveness.- Chapter 2: Exchange rate agreements: a socio-economic understanding of credibility.- Chapter 3: Compet...
O autorze
Leila Simona Talani is Professor of International Political Economy and Jean Monnet Chair of European Political Economy in the Department of European and International Stu...