ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book discusses the contradictory and fragile nature of the preliminary stabilization of the European economy. The post-Keynesian (PK) approaches mainly focus on the economic dimension of the crisis, that is, economic recession or stagnation, whereas critical political economy (CPE) points to the multiple dimensions of the crisis including a political crisis and a crisis of integration. The book suggests that beyond the focus on traditional trade unions there is the necessity for different conceptualizations of labour organizing within the context of the uneven development of the European crisis. It also provides a broad picture of the different and uneven aspects of the crisis that has been proven very fruitful for critical political economists and post-Keynesians to join forces and to discuss and support together progressive European developments.
