The Eurozone crisis and debate over fiscal reform have led many observers to pray for salvation by a modern, European version of Alexander Hamilton. By this they generally mean someone capable of leading a movement for a robust fiscal union and implementing this vision.
Lessons for Europe’s fiscal union from US federalism
C Randall Henning, Martin Kessler, 25 January 2012
Topics: EU policies, Politics and economics
Tags: Eurozone crisis, fiscal union, US, US federalism
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