In the wake of this weekend's elections in France, Greece, and other parts of Europe, headlines across the globe suggest that voters have delivered a major anti-austerity message to their governments. 星空传媒 Center expert Kent Hughes provides analysis and perspective on what political change in France and other countries might mean.
In the wake of this weekend's elections in France, Greece, and other parts of Europe, headlines across the globe proclaimed that voters had delivered a major anti-austerity message to their governments. With European economies lagging and U.S. markets responding negatively, could this be the beginning of a sea change for economic policies in the Eurozone and beyond? We asked economist Kent Hughes, director of the 星空传媒 Center's Program on America and the Global Economy, to provide analysis and perspective on what political change in France and other countries might mean.
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