Iceland's Financial Crisis in 2008. Political, Economic and Social Consequences
The author analyzes the successful strategy of overcoming financial breakdown in the case study of Iceland. The aim of the article is to verify a hypothesis that the Icelandic model could become a panacea for future crises? A document analysis method is applied to present essential indicators such a...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:05602a637b40494d9cf2c0e123016153 2023-05-15T16:47:35+02:00 Iceland's Financial Crisis in 2008. Political, Economic and Social Consequences Agnieszka Joanna Legutko 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1515/ipcj-2017-0020 https://doaj.org/article/05602a637b40494d9cf2c0e123016153 EN eng Lodz University Press https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/international/article/view/2758 https://doaj.org/toc/2300-8695 2300-8695 doi:10.1515/ipcj-2017-0020 https://doaj.org/article/05602a637b40494d9cf2c0e123016153 International Studies: Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 113-130 (2017) iceland small state economy icelandic crisis causes icelandic crisis 2008 icelandic banking system icelandic eu accession Political science (General) JA1-92 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1515/ipcj-2017-0020 2022-12-31T12:56:12Z The author analyzes the successful strategy of overcoming financial breakdown in the case study of Iceland. The aim of the article is to verify a hypothesis that the Icelandic model could become a panacea for future crises? A document analysis method is applied to present essential indicators such as GDP and trade balance. With the use of a source analysis method, the collapse of the financial sector is determined as the main cause of the slump. The systematization of crisis events is introduced and deepened by the social and political situation. Changes in the state’s condition after the crash are provided and future forecasts about economic development are discussed. As a summing up, the author disapproves of the hypothesis that the Icelandic model of overcoming the financial breakdown as a panacea for future crises, pointing out that it is only applicable for specific cases and cannot be seen as a magical remedy for every kind of crisis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles International Studies. Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal 20 1 113 130 |
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The author analyzes the successful strategy of overcoming financial breakdown in the case study of Iceland. The aim of the article is to verify a hypothesis that the Icelandic model could become a panacea for future crises? A document analysis method is applied to present essential indicators such as GDP and trade balance. With the use of a source analysis method, the collapse of the financial sector is determined as the main cause of the slump. The systematization of crisis events is introduced and deepened by the social and political situation. Changes in the state’s condition after the crash are provided and future forecasts about economic development are discussed. As a summing up, the author disapproves of the hypothesis that the Icelandic model of overcoming the financial breakdown as a panacea for future crises, pointing out that it is only applicable for specific cases and cannot be seen as a magical remedy for every kind of crisis. |
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Iceland's Financial Crisis in 2008. Political, Economic and Social Consequences |
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Iceland's Financial Crisis in 2008. Political, Economic and Social Consequences |
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Iceland's Financial Crisis in 2008. Political, Economic and Social Consequences |
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