Thursday, May 16, 2013

Hollande Proposes Economic Government for Euro-Zone: Muddying the Water?

At a press conference marking French President Francois Hollande’s first year in office, the powerful head of the large E.U. state called for an economic government for the euro zone.  One might be tempted to ask, what exactly is an economic government? By definition, a government is a political entity. Show me a government without politics and I’ll pack up and head to the Himalayas for a life of other-worldly contemplation. What, pray tell, is an economic government exactly?

The complete essay is at Essays on Two Federal Empires.

           President Francois Hollande of France proposing an economic government for the euro-zone. What exactement is an economic government?    Source: Reuters