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Neo-mercantilism, inequality, financialisation and the euro crises

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  • Malcolm Sawyer

    (University of Leeds)

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This paper considers three aspects of the euro zone crises. It begins by a discussion of the roles of current account imbalances and the pursuit of neo-mercantilist type policies particularly by Germany. It then moves on to the ways in which inequality has played a role in the crisis, and in particular the role of ‘structural reforms’ in the labour market and elsewhere as the perceived route out of crisis but which will likely generated further inequality. In the final main section some of the developments in the financial sector are related with the euro crisis.

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  • Malcolm Sawyer, 2014. "Neo-mercantilism, inequality, financialisation and the euro crises," Working papers wpaper27, Financialisation, Economy, Society & Sustainable Development (FESSUD) Project.
    • Handle: RePEc:fes:wpaper:wpaper27
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    Keywords

    Financialisation; inequality; labour market reforms; euro.;
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    JEL classification:

    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • J40 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - General

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