False Dilemmas: A Critical Guide to the Euro Zone Crisis

False Dilemmas: A Critical Guide to the Euro Zone Crisis

[1] For everyone who cares about the politics of austerity and debt resistance across Europe, or wants to get the basics about the euro crisis but doesn't know where to start-this is for you. With an emphasis on Greece, this Guide covers the why, what and how of the crisis, providing the arguments to debunk austerity, the tools for debt resistance, and lots of inspiration from social movements.

False Dilemmas: A Critical Guide to the Euro Zone Crisis

[1] For everyone who cares about the politics of austerity and debt resistance across Europe, or wants to get the basics about the euro crisis but doesn't know where to start-this is for you. With an emphasis on Greece, this Guide covers the why, what and how of the crisis, providing the arguments to debunk austerity, the tools for debt resistance, and lots of inspiration from social movements.

An Empirical Analysis of US Interest Rate Swap Spreads during the Sovereign Crisis of the Euro Zone

This paper analyzes US interest rate swap spreads in relation to the sovereign crisis of the Euro zone. The results reveal that swap spreads of 5and 10-years incorporate default risk positively in accordance with the theory. According to Ito (2010) which analyzed the period of global financial crisis stemming from subprime loan problem in the US, the default risk is negatively incorporated in t...

Demystify False Dilemmas to Speak About Corruption in Health Systems: Different Actors, Different Perspectives, Different Strategies; Comment on “We Need to Talk About Corruption in Health Systems”

The call of the editorial of the International Journal of Health Policy and Management regarding the “Need to talk about corruption in health systems” is spot on. However, the perceived difficulties of why this is so should be explored from an actor’s perspective, as they differ for government actors, donors and the research community. In particular, false dilemmas around definition pr...

Regional Trade Integration and Spatial Effects in the Euro Mediterranean Zone