BRENDAN D. BROWN is a practising economist in the City of London where he is a Director and Head of Research at Tokyo-Mitsubishi International. He is the author of many previous books and articles on international finance, including The Yo-Yo Yen, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2002.

'Professionally, I have to read a lot about the euro, and this is as good a short history and analysis as I have come across. Brown's book is not for the faint-hearted but is well worth the effort for anybody who wants an objective analysis of the rocky road to the current position of the euro - and the possible ways ahead.' - Professor Peter Cooke, KPMG Professor of Automotive Industries Management, Nottingham Business School, UK

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