This book investigates the causes and consequences of crisis in four countries of the Eurozone
periphery - Greece Spain Portugal and Ireland. The contributions to this volume are provided
from country-specific experts and are organised into two themed subsections: the first
analyses the economic dynamics at play in relation to each state whilst the second considers
their respective political situations. The work debates what made these states particularly
susceptible to crisis the response to the crisis and its resultant effects as well as the
manifestation of resistance to austerity. In doing so Parker and Tsarouhas consider the
implications of continued fragilities in the Eurozone both for these countries and for European
integration more generally.
