Title: Only One Bed for Two Dreams: A Critical Retrospective on the Debate over the Economic Governance of the Euro Area
Abstract: JCMS: Journal of Common Market StudiesVolume 44, Issue 4 p. 823-844 Only One Bed for Two Dreams: A Critical Retrospective on the Debate over the Economic Governance of the Euro Area* JEAN PISANI-FERRY, Corresponding Author JEAN PISANI-FERRY Bruegel, BrusselsBruegel 33 Rue de la Charité/ Liefdadigheidsstraat 33 B-1210 Brussels, Belgium email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author JEAN PISANI-FERRY, Corresponding Author JEAN PISANI-FERRY Bruegel, BrusselsBruegel 33 Rue de la Charité/ Liefdadigheidsstraat 33 B-1210 Brussels, Belgium email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 09 October 2006 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5965.2006.00664.xCitations: 30 * This article, the title of which is borrowed from André Fontaine's history of the US–Soviet relations in the post-cold war period, is based on a presentation made in November 2005 in the LSE-European Institute Seminar Series. I am grateful to Chris Allsopp, Waltraud Schelkle and two anonymous referees for their comments. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract This article investigates why economic governance of EMU remains a matter for disagreement, revisiting in particular the Franco—German debate about the appropriate architecture. Is it due to divergent policy priorities within the same analytical framework? To different economic models? 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