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Index
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction: ‘the most significant changes since World War II’
Notes
2. The crisis and the role of the media
The European and Irish crises
The role of the media
Notes
3. The housing bubble
Media coverage
Notes
4. Saving the banks
Bad bank
Nationalization
Good bank
European guidelines, Irish strategy
NAMA
Notes
5. The EU-IMF bailout and the default option
Towards the EU-IMF bailout
The default option
Ireland’s debts
The media on default
Bank bondholders
Promissory notes
ECB, Central Bank of Ireland, EU/IMF and bilateral loans
Democratic deficit vs. debt audits
Notes
6. Austerity, or class warfare
Europe embraces austerity
Fiscal consolidation’s record
Ireland’s austerity programme
Alternatives to austerity
The role of the media
Notes
7. Beyond the eurozone?
Leaving the euro?
Iceland
Argentina
Notes
8. Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
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