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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Europe on Autopilot: How Krugman predicted the euro-mess in… 1998
I came across a December 1998 article in Fortune magazine by the indomitable Liberal economist and Nobel prize winner in which he takes a critical look at the monetary union the Europeans were creating. It’s quite amazing how much has not changed … Continue reading
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Tagged ECB, Eurozone, France, Germany, Paul Krugman, subtlety
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More Anglo-Saxon conspiracy
Eurocrats want you to know the crisis has nothing to do with the flaws inherent in the eurozone system. No, prominent (and normally pro-U.S.) German MEP Elmar Brok calls it akin to a “currency war” in pursuit of “Anglo-American interests”. Former … Continue reading
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