No, they can't!” The potential and limitations of the EU (as a supranational state in the making) to reform finance and overcome the crisis

After the financial crisis had fully broken out in 2008 there were strong statements about the need for reforms. However, the official EU statements kept a lower profile from the beginning for several reasons. The existing structures and procedures have created a strong path dependency. This does no...

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Main Author: Peter Wahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2012-12-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:http://ojs.uniroma1.it/index.php/PSLQuarterlyReview/article/view/10196/10085
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description After the financial crisis had fully broken out in 2008 there were strong statements about the need for reforms. However, the official EU statements kept a lower profile from the beginning for several reasons. The existing structures and procedures have created a strong path dependency. This does not mean that there is no alternative. But it takes time to implement change and it is very difficult to make it real – at least as long as one does not want to give up democracy. This is why the crisis management in place is confined to muddling through.
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spellingShingle Peter Wahl
No, they can't!” The potential and limitations of the EU (as a supranational state in the making) to reform finance and overcome the crisis
PSL Quarterly Review
financial reform
European Union
financial crisis
title No, they can't!” The potential and limitations of the EU (as a supranational state in the making) to reform finance and overcome the crisis
title_full No, they can't!” The potential and limitations of the EU (as a supranational state in the making) to reform finance and overcome the crisis
title_fullStr No, they can't!” The potential and limitations of the EU (as a supranational state in the making) to reform finance and overcome the crisis
title_full_unstemmed No, they can't!” The potential and limitations of the EU (as a supranational state in the making) to reform finance and overcome the crisis
title_short No, they can't!” The potential and limitations of the EU (as a supranational state in the making) to reform finance and overcome the crisis
title_sort no they can t the potential and limitations of the eu as a supranational state in the making to reform finance and overcome the crisis
topic financial reform
European Union
financial crisis
url http://ojs.uniroma1.it/index.php/PSLQuarterlyReview/article/view/10196/10085
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