The goal of this assignment is to develop a policy brief on economic governance based on the assigned documentary and student readings. Policy briefs have a clear and specific policy focus, and are more concise

Policy brief on economic governance

Policy brief on economic governance…. Policy paper. Policy writing is a process by which government and non-governmental officials/employees create written documents for lawmakers and policymakers to read, providing the rationale for a particular course of action. Students will develop a policy brief (approximately 800-1,000 words) on economic governance based on the assigned documentary and student readings. Policy briefs have a clear and specific policy focus, and are more concise, based on evidence, less technical and jargon-free, and clearly organized than traditional academic writing.

Policy brief on economic governance

Considering the rise in European sovereign debts due to Covid-19 (see Europe’s Most Indebted Countries Aren’t Ready for Market Reality https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-24/europe-s-most-indebted-countries-aren-t-ready-for-market-reality), write a policy brief on the following topic: International economic governance and the challenges to the economic policies of UE member-states. Use the Policy Brief Guide and Policy Brief Rubric (uploaded) and please consider: Context or Scope of Problem (namely its historical context); Policy Alternatives; Policy Recommendations;

Policy brief on economic governance

Use the readings provided in the Topic Guide and Reading List (Carstensen, Martin, and Vivien Schmidt (2018) “Power and Changing Modes of Governance in the Euro Crisis” Governance, 31 (4): 609-624 and Seitz, Franz, and Thomas Jost (2012) “The Role of the IMF in the European Debt Crisis” Weidener Diskussionspapiere, 32), as well as the BBC documentary Inside Europe Ten Years of Turmoil: Going for Broke (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x71uzph), as background information for your brief. https://youtu.be/Y20jS7L3VoI

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