Presentation of the book “Rewriting the Rules of the European Economy”

Rewriting the Rules of the European Economy is a comprehensive assessment of what ails Europe and what can be done to restore steady, inclusive economic growth and revitalise the European Project. The book was presented by Maria João Rodrigues on March 18th.

Written by Joseph Stiglitz, in collaboration with FEPS, counting with a team of high-level scholars and politicians from all over Europe, this bold plan tackles the doctrinaire market fundamentalism that has characterised much of European economic and social policy for the last quarter century. It explicitly rejects the doctrine of austerity that defined the European Union’s response to the 2008 financial crisis and recession in favour of supporting aggregate demand, pro-growth monetary policy, and public investment in the infrastructure and industries of the future.