Publication

Aug 2011

European leaders have failed to isolate the Greek crisis and to stop the forces of contagion. The reluctance of the ECB to take up its responsibility as a lender of last resort is the single most important factor explaining why the forces of contagion in the eurozone’s sovereign bond markets has not been stopped.

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Author Paul De Grauwe
Series CEPS Policy Briefs
Issue 250
Publisher Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Copyright © 2011 Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
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