Inhalt

Since the economic crisis unfolded in 2008, the European Union economic governance framework has been profoundly transformed from a legal perspective. The EU has adopted new tools, institutions and rules to tackle the changes and is arguably better prepared to combat any future crises. This book analyses the basic legal framework of EU economic governance and considers the economic underpinnings which underlie legal institutions in this area. It uses analytical dialectics as a method of analysis and the paradigm of 'law as credibility' as the main model through which the substantive parts of EU economic governance are accounted for. Important issues such as access, exit and expulsion from the euro, the independence of the European Central Bank, the Stability and Growth Pact, bail-outs to member states, and the EU's economic strategy are addressed in a clear, critical and innovative way.

A critical analysis of the legal dimension of European Union economic governance.

An important contribution to the field which explores both the legal and economic dimensions of EU economic governance in a clear and comprehensive way. It is an essential resource for law and economics students focusing on European Union economic governance.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Analytical dialectics, rationality, trust; 2. Law as credibility: basic traits; 3. The eurozone: access, exit and expel – revisited; 4. The ECB and the European monetary policy; 5. The European framework of financial regulation and supervision: towards a banking union; 6. The stability and growth pact before the crisis; 7. The stability and growth pact under the crisis – and beyond; 8. European Union bail-outs (I): general aspects; 9. European Union bail-outs (II): bail-outs to member states and MOUS; 10. The European Union economic strategy.