On November 1, 1993 the fate of our economy was decided. After one half of a century of waiting, the Eurozone came to a solemn existence. The once great powers of the world, the European nations, had completed a risky, and perhaps foolish, task. The world’s first regional economic system was successfully created. Now, almost two decades later, the world’s economies are on the verge of collapse, and it seems that no economy, other than the Eurozone, is at fault, due to its recent and quite careless economic endeavors. As the rest of the world continues to force the blame upon the Eurozone and its twenty-five member states-including the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Germany, we remain vigilant to see if the Eurozone truly is guilty of this heinous accusation.
In order to thoroughly examine the Eurozone crisis, one must understand the specific events leading up to this global economic downfall. The name for this crisis in particular is the Sovereign Debt Crisis. Essentially, as the members of the Eurozone participated in the global economy, their GDP was surpassed by their debt-with Greece being notorious for such careless economic undertakings-making them unable to pay off their excessive debts. As this grew on, countries, such as Greece, were bailed out by other Eurozone members (usually Germany), and then were forced to take hold of a massive debt to repay. Interest rates skyrocketed, and the Eurozone remains as we see it now, the pitiful relic of a once-great global trading partner (Capitalvia, 2011). With the Eurozone unable to effectively participate in global trade, every country that relied on the euro has suffered, especially due to the 12% depreciation of the ...
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