Publication
May 2009
Within just a short span of time, what started out as a local housing crisis in the US has grown into the worst global economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. However, the global slowdown in economic growth as well as the destruction of capital and prosperity worldwide have broader implications beyond their impact on the financial sector and the real economy. Dangerous distortions have emerged in many areas, including international trade, the international food, commodities, and energy markets. The pressure to justify international climate protection policies has grown. And not least of all, new risks have emerged for the cohesion of both the Eurozone and the European Union.
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Series | SWP Research Papers |
Issue | 6 |
Publisher | Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) |
Copyright | © 2009 Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) |