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The European Periphery and the Eurozone Crisis- Front Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction: the asymmetry of the eurozone crisis -- Europeanisation, capitalist diversity, and the asymmetry of the eurozone crisis -- Chapter overview -- Chapter 2: Beyond the 'lazy PIIGS' and the German 'big bad wolf' -- Official narratives of 'immaturity' in the European periphery -- Germany, the core, and 'beggar-thy-neighbour' narratives -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Comparative political economy and Europeanisation -- Institutional stickiness and the limits to export-led growth in the European periphery -- Institutional transformation: divergence via Europeanisation -- Research framework -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Greece -- Contesting the 'exceptionalism' of the Greek crisis -- The Greek fiscal crisis: limits to export-led growth at Europe's periphery -- Greece adapts to Europe: debt-led growth via Europeanisation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Portugal -- Portugal: an exceptional case? -- Portugal's competitiveness crisis: limits to export-led growth at Europe's periphery -- Portugal adapts to Europe: debt-led growth via Europeanisation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Ireland -- The Irish boom and bust: contesting the link between export-led and debt-led growth -- The Celtic Tiger: vulnerable export-led growth at Europe's periphery -- Ireland adapts to Europe: debt-led growth via Europeanisation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Conclusion: divergence via Europeanisation -- Explaining the asymmetry of the eurozone crisis -- Divergence via Europeanisation -- Rethinking the eurozone crisis -- Bibliography -- Index.