Cover; Contents; 1. Introduction: The future of the Eurozone; Part I: Challenges; 2. Has the Euro robbed Europe of democracy?; 3. The flaws in the design of the Economic and Monetary Union; 4. The social dimension of the Eurozone; Part II: Politics, Power, Ideas; 5. Germany's own special path?; 6. Which reform path for the Eurozone? A mapping of political actors and their influence in the German debate; 7. The legal framework for reform projects and the role of the German Federal Constitutional Court; Part III: Reform Options
8. Rethinking economic policy -- a better fiscal framework for the Eurozone; 9. An institutional framework for a reformed Eurozone; 10. Developing the social dimension; 11. Plan B -- retreat from integration?; 12. Three scenarios for the Eurozone -- and conclusions
Summary
Europe is stumbling from crisis to crisis. The financial and debt crises are endangering the European currency union; referenda in several EU countries show widespread Euroscepticism; the economy is only slowly regaining momentum; unemployment remains hig