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One-Pager No. 20
| November 2011
Confusion in Euroland
As the crisis in Europe spreads, policymakers trot out one inadequate proposal after another, all failing to address the core problem. The possibility of dissolution, whether complete or partial, is looking less and less farfetched. Alongside political obstacles to reform, there is a widespread failure to understand the nature of this crisis. And without seeing clearly, policymakers will continue to focus on the wrong solutions.
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Budget deficits
Debt relief
Default
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Eurozone debt crisis
Fisher debt deflation
Global financial crisis
Greek economic crisis
PIIGS
Sectoral balances
Sovereign currency