How The Troika Runs Europe

The video discusses the role of German banks in housing bubbles in Ireland and Eastern Europe, and the IMF's involvement in the Eurozone crisis. It highlights the IMF's pro-austerity policies and internal critiques, as well as its ideological stance on fiscal consolidation. The video also explores the European project's impact on corporate linkages and the role of German finance in the Eurozone crisis. Finally, it examines the financialization of the European economy and the IMF's evolving recommendations.

What are the implications of the increasing ties between management, government, and academia?

What potential conflicts of interest arise from the linkages between corporate figures and government?

What changes have occurred in the composition of the largest European firms from 2000 to 2018?

In what ways did the IMF's recommendations shift after the 2008 financial crisis?