The Euro [Second Edition] Book

In the first edition of The euro, Paul Temperton and the expert team of contributors looked at the likely scenarios that would unfold with the introduction of the single European currency — which countries would be included? What would the likely impact be on the financial markets? Would the projected timeframe be met? Much was still conjecture at that point, but while many of the issues raised in the first edition have been clarified, new and more compelling issues have now arisen: Will the euro be a strong or weak currency? Will the long-term benefits outweigh the short-term pain? Is the corporate sector ready for the euro? The euro, second edition, offers answers to these and many other fundamentally important questions now being raised. In this fully revised and updated edition, incorporating mainly new chapters, Paul Temperton has once again brought together a team of internationally renowned analysts to provide invaluable commentary on the economics of the euro and what it will actually mean for financial markets, companies and the consumer. Reviews of the first edition: "… what has been sadly lacking in the thousands of column inches that have been written about monetary union over recent weeks and months is a detailed analysis of what it will actually mean in practice. This is what The euro provides … for the reader who is keen to find out more about the issues that lie behind the development of the single currency, The euro will make matters considerably easier to understand." The Investor "Written to appeal to finance and business readers, it is a comprehensive, readable guide to the likely consequences of this momentous and radical change." Lavoisier Management "The EFFAS-European Bond Commission has obtained the views of Europe's most highly-regarded analysts. The results are startling." City Life "… the roll call of expertise is longer and more illustrious than a Cruft's winner's pedigree … Anyone searching for the meat-and-potatoes lowdown on the single currency should look no further than The euro." Chartered Banker "Tim Congdon argues coolly that the euro plan simply will not work. He likens the euro programme to building a house with different sized bricks (dual pricing, parallel currencies), without a roof (no clear redenomination of currencies) and on a bog (planning documents are incoherent about money as a means of exchange). More rethinking for Chancellor Brown?" Evening StandardRead More