The Euro Crisis For Dummies, Special Edition E-Book

Julian Knight

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 34

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2012

Beschreibung

Your handy mini-guide to the eurozone crisis These are turbulent times for Europe. The European debt crisis has dominated headlines, toppled elected leaders, and even called into question the survival of the Euro itself. In fact, not a day goes by without headlines screaming about the eurozone in crisis. But what are the key issues at stake? What exactly caused the crisis...and what might happen next? Julian Knight walks you through the issues and explains - in plain English - what the crisis means for you, and for the global economy. Open the book and find: * How the crisis came about * What it means to you * Crystal ball predictions on what might happen next * 'Must know' facts about the crisis

Leseprobe

The Euro Crisis For Dummies®

Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Foolish Assumptions

Icons Used in This Book

Where to Go from Here

Part 1: Understanding How the Euro Crisis Started

Setting Up the Eurozone

Settling on a single currency

Introducing the Euro

Sliding into the Euro Crisis

Playing the debt game with PIGS

Pinpointing the PIGS problems

Peering into the PIGS future

Part 2: Explaining the Impact of the Euro Crisis

Gauging the Economic Fall-Out of the Euro Crisis

Examining How Britain ‘Dodged a Bullet’

Looking at the Effect on the Wider World

Delving Deeper into Debt Default

Greece’s partial default

The bigger they are the harder they fall

Part 3: Forecasting the Euro’s Future

Gazing into the Euro Crystal Ball

Sorting Out Government Debts

Attempting to reduce government borrowing

Ushering in Britain’s new Age of Austerity

Protecting Your Finances from the Euro Crisis

Part 4: Ten ‘Must Knows’ About the Euro Crisis

The Euro Crisis For Dummies®

by Julian Knight

The Euro Crisis For Dummies®

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