EURECON Outputs
This page presents the latest updates about the work-in-progress of the EURECON team, its publications and presentations.
‘Trust is good, control is better’: The 1974 Herstatt Bank Crisis and its Implications for International Regulatory Reform
With its international supervisory and regulatory implications, the failure of Bankhaus Herstatt is one of the landmarks of post-war financial history. This article offers the first comprehensive historical account of the Herstatt crisis, and contributes to the wider discussions on international supervisory and regulatory reform since the mid-1970s.
Don’t Blame the Euro: Historical Reflections on the Roots of the Eurozone Crisis
The article argues that many of the issues that are causing trouble in the eurozone today had long been debated, but not solved, prior to the beginning of the so-called euro crisis.
Filling the EEC Leadership Vacuum? The Creation of the European Council at the December 1974 Paris Summit
This article deals with a significant institutional step in the history of European integration: the decision to hold EEC heads of state and government meetings on a regular basis.
“Managing from the Top”: Globalisation and the Rise of Regular Summmitry, mid-1970s–early 1980s
Regular meetings of heads of state and government seem, in 2012, a common feature of international affairs. About forty years ago, however, such meetings did not really exist: ad hoc summits were the rule. Comparing the emergence of the European Council in 1974 and the G7 in 1975, this article explains why and how summitry has become routine in international politics.