Crisis in the Eurozone Periphery: The Political Economies of Greece, Spain, Ireland and Portugal

Chapter 1. Causes and Consequences of Crisis in the Eurozone Periphery (Owen Parker and Dimitris Tsarouhas)

Growing asymmetries between core and periphery

The Euro

Austerity

Continued deadlock?

Chapter 2. Tracing Ireland's 'Liberal' Crisis and Recovery (Seán Ó Riain)

From passive liberalism to state activism within liberal globalisation

Aggressive liberalism and the crisis

Ireland's persistent dilemmas

Chapter 3. The Spanish Economic 'Miracle' that Never was (Luis Buendía)

The political economy of the 'Spanish miracle'

An extensive pattern of growth

The role of Spain in the European division of labour

The public sector

Who owns what?

The 'miracle' was a mirage

Chapter 4. Portugal's Economic Crisis: Overheating without Accelerating (Neil Dooley)

Revolution and structural reform - Portugal 1974-1990s

 Structural reform and 'debt-led' growth: Portugal 1990-2000

Economic Stagnation and crisis - Portugal in the 2000s

Chapter 5. Greece and European Monetary Union: The Road to the Demise of the Greek Economy (Pavlos Gkasis)

Greece's Integration with the EU

Greece in EMU: The Build-up to the Greek Crisis

Response to the crisis

Chapter 6. Narrating Crisis in Ireland's Great Recession (Nicholas Kiersey)

Austerity begins

A risen people?

Chapter 7. The Unfolding of Spain's Political Crisis: From the Squares to the Ballot Box (Mònica Clua-Losada)

The historical context

Spain's political crisis and regime resilience

Chapter 8. Portuguese Democracy under Austerity: Politics in Exceptional Times (Isabel David)

A young democracy - the Portuguese political system

Enter the crisis - neoliberal politics and ideological hegemony

From dissent to new political configurations

Chapter 9. Continuity and Change in Greek Politics in an Age of Austerity (Alexandra Prodromidou)

Greek politics post-1974

Chapter 10. Conclusion (Owen Parker and Dimitris Tsarouhas)

Politics - fragmentation, breakdown, reform