Introduction

Francesco Giavazzi (), Francesco Lefebvre D’Ovidio () and Alberto Mingardi ()
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Francesco Giavazzi: Bocconi University
Francesco Lefebvre D’Ovidio: Sapienza University of Rome

Chapter Chapter 1 in The Liberal Heart of Europe, 2021, pp 1-11 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Within the European project, there were always two sensibilities: a more liberal, market-oriented one, and one openly pursuing a political unification of the continent. The two clashed, struggled, and coexisted, at times one became the dominant narrative, at times the same happened with the other. The contributions in this book aim to investigate the intellectual roots of the liberal part of the European project. Overcoming trade barriers and the making of a common market were ideas that resonated both with US advice, during the Cold War, and with economic reasoning. Not by chance, this liberal approach was rejuvenated in the 1980s, after Thatcher’s reforms in the United Kingdom. The intellectual climate helped in crafting a European consensus that focused on monetary stability and free competition. This book is the beginning of an inquiry on the true nature of European integration, in the context of the ongoing evolution of European institutions.

Keywords: European Union; Alberto Giovannini; Integration; ECB (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-60368-7_1

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