Southern Europe: Common Problems, Different Solutions

In the historical, sociological and especially economic debates, “Southern Europe” and associated derogatory acronyms have often encompassed a negative connotation. However, the pigs appear to share many crisis-related dynamics and problems, perhaps even more than common structural features. This is likely to be a consequence of turbulence on euro-periphery financial markets as well as uniform policies imposed onto these countries. If these problems are common, though, it is likely that the way out may still involve several country- specific policies