Discussing EU fiscal rules is a ‘terrible mistake’, says historian Adam Tooze

In an interview with EURACTIV, a prominent economic historian and chronicler of economic crises argued for a different relationship between politics and finance and a new understanding of inflation. According to Adam Tooze, the European Union should focus on growth and not get bogged down in an argument about fiscal rules.

Economic historian Adam Tooze at an event in 2019. [Eileen Barroso for Columbia University]

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