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The logic of this type of mobilization is that resources are directed to the group that shouts the loudest and is able to
trigger
social conflict.
This has raised doubts about the sustainability of the recovery, with some arguing that a rise in interest rates could
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another global crisis.
As the late American economist Hyman Minsky explained, the higher the share of debt that falls into the speculative or Ponzi categories, the higher the risk that a confidence shock will
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a sudden wave of deleveraging that quickly morphs into a full-blown financial crisis.
As monetary tightening reveals the vulnerabilities in the real economy, the collapse of asset-price bubbles will
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another economic crisis – one that could be even more severe than the last, because we have built up a tolerance to our strongest macroeconomic medications.
All are symptoms of failed policies that could turn out to be
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points for a future crisis.
There are also understandable fears that diverging from the official line would
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a flood of compensation claims, as occurred against Germany.
Personal misdeeds or character flaws did not
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Bo’s fall from power; these were well known.
So why did the deal
trigger
a panic?
Increased uncertainty concerning the safety of deposits will push up interest rates and deepen Europe’s recession, and may also
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capital outflows from the eurozone’s weaker peripheral economies to the core.
It therefore seemed reasonable to expect the breakdown of deregulated financial capitalism to
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a fourth seismic change (Capitalism 4.0, I called it in 2010) in both politics and economic thinking.
But, by insisting on such conditionality, she would
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a huge political crisis in Europe.
One concern among critics is that a transition to a green economy will essentially monetize nature, exposing the world’s forests, fresh water, and fisheries to the profit-seeking behavior of bankers and traders, whose shortcomings helped to
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the financial and economic turmoil of the past four years.
The obvious question is how the Trump administration can base a policy decision as consequential as trade tariffs – which could
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a catastrophic trade war – on such weak evidence.
But, as Summers and others point out, lax monetary policies may
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asset bubbles, and prolonged fiscal stimulus may end in a debt crisis.
By declaring its intention to leave, the UK would
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Article 50 of the EU Treaty, which stipulates a two-year deadline for reaching an exit agreement.
Or a British exit from the EU may
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European dis-integration, with the additional risks posed by the fact that some countries (the UK, Spain, and Belgium) are at risk of breaking up themselves.
By legitimizing the concept of an EU breakup, and thus turning a fantasy among political extremists into a realistic option of mainstream politics throughout Europe, Brexit threatens to
trigger
an irresistible disintegration process.
The left would
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a currency collapse and a run on French securities that would bring the euro crisis from Greece, Spain, or Italy to the heart of the European process, France’s relationship with Germany.
As such, it makes sense not to risk a shock to confidence that could
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a renewed downturn.
If that happens, Bernanke’s reappointment can serve as a
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for constructive change rather than an endorsement of a discredited paradigm.
But the transition must be handled carefully to ensure that property prices do not plummet, which would increase the ratio of non-performing loans – and possibly even
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a major financial crisis.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is sustained in office primarily by the calculation of his ministers that getting rid of him would
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an early election that they would lose heavily.
The fear premium might push prices significantly higher, even if no military conflict ultimately takes place, and could
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a global recession if one does.
And, unlike in 2007-2010, when every negative shock and market downturn was countered by more policy action by governments, this time around policymakers are running out of ammunition, and thus may be unable to
trigger
more asset reflation and jump-start the real economy.
Anything can
trigger
this final act: a lover’s rejection, a job application denied.
Given the destabilizing dynamics that the fiscal plan will trigger, out-migration will be higher than the plan assumes, the size of the economy will shrink, and the per capita debt burden on those remaining will increase.
Unfortunately, another nuclear catastrophe was needed to
trigger
a fresh debate on the use of nuclear power.
Indeed, while the desirability of establishing a monetary union may have been open to question in the 1990’s, dismantling the eurozone now would
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profound economic, social, and political upheaval throughout Europe.
While austerity measures are appropriate in countries that have overspent in the past, the austerity that panic-stricken financial markets force upon a country can
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a major social and political backlash.
To do so requires clear and objective criteria, close technical engagement by European Commission experts, a specific timetable of opportunities, and transparent assessments that
trigger
positive competition between neighboring countries.
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