International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace
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Author: Charles W. L. Hill Dr, G. Tomas M. Hult
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Chapter 9, Problem 5CTD
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To discuss: The causes of the 2010-2012 sovereign debt crisis in EU and the weakness of euro
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EU (Country E union) involves closer economic cooperation and integration than the common market. Same like the other market it involves the free flow of products and services, capital, and labor.
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To discuss: Whether the euro will survive the sovereign debt crisis.
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