the US, UK, Euro Zone and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries, as a proxy for the measurement … financial crisis (GFC) and Euro Zone crisis (EZC). The intensity of contagion varies depending on its sources. This implies that …

1. Introduction : the euro challenge seen from emerging markets -- 2. Reframing the euro vs. dollar debate -- 3. The … material limits of the euro challenge to the dollar -- 4. The alternative of the euro and the negotiated status of the dollar … -- 5. The euro's ideational challenge to the unipolarity of the dollar -- 6. The Eurozone's monetary power in reforming the …