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The Eurozone is in crisis, and only bold reforms can tackle the root causes.  In the following article, Wolfgang Kasper explains why we should be tuning the clock back to before the Maasstricht Treaty, and proposes that an understanding of institutional economics is crucial in order to comprehend the current politico-economic predicament.

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