3. The German question revisited

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 .Unhappy family 4
6. 2. Dashed illusions 13
7. 3. The German question revisited 20
8. 4. Winners and losers 26
9. 5. A dangerous vacuum 31
10. 6. Irreparable errors 36
11. 7 .The technocrats stumble 42
12. 8. A bank unlike the others 48
13. 9. The Cyprus cauldron 53
14. 10. Sovereignty – the tipping point 58
15. 11. Fear holds the key 64
16. 12. Germany’s limits 69
17. 13 .The French connection 74
18. 14 .The Bundesbank strikes back 79
19. 15. In Italy, more showdowns 85
20. 16 .The chimera of banking union 90
21. 17 .The IMF’s European conundrum 96
22. 18. Anglo-Saxon ambivalence 102
23. 19. Asia’s star rises 108
24. 20. War and peace 113
25. Notes 121
26. Index 123