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Chapter Eleven of the book "The European Economy Since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond," by Barry Eichengreen is presented. It explores the decade of the 1980s which started the emergence of Europe from deep recession triggered by intense inflationary pressures and harsh measures to contain them. It emphasizes the need for deeper economic integration which resulted to the creation of the Economic Commission, the Court of Justice, the Parliament, and the Single Market Program of 1986.

Chapter Nine of the book "The European Economy Since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond," by Barry Eichengreen is presented. It details the decline in European economic growth in 1970s which was pushed further by the collapse of the Smithsonian Agreement and backlash against international trade due to fluctuations in exchange rate. It narrates the slowdown in productivity growth that affected the entire industrial world between the periods 1962-1973 and 1973-1982.

Chapter Four of the book "The European Economy Since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond," by Barry Eichengreen is presented. It details the various efficiencies among European countries in driving their capital investments, new technology, and government programs. It reveals that trade and investments were the engines of the economic growth in Europe in the 1950s.

Chapter Two of the book "The European Economy Since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond," by Barry Eichengreen is presented. It explores the facts surrounding the economic growth in Europe from 1820 to 2000 with focus on the aggregate gross domestic product (GDP). It explains the exceptional nature of the golden age that reflect the broad patterns of the poor countries in Peripheral Europe including Greece, Ireland, and Portugal.