| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 432 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Part I. The "Party Period" Before the Crisis -- 2. The Costs and Benefits for Joining a Common Currency with Emphasis on Weaker Member States: The Pre-crisis Debate -- 3. Greece Before the Crisis: The Critical Years in Domestic Politics -- 4. IMF and EU Reports on Greece -- Part II Greece's Free Fall 2010-2013 -- 5. The Troika Period Reconsidered -- 6. Assessing the Intentions of the Government(s) Since the Ratification of the Maastricht Treaty -- Part III. Looking Ahead -- 7. Greece: Why Did the Forceful Internal Devaluation Fail to Kick-Start an Export-Led Growth? -- 8. Giving Greece a Chance to Succeed: Think About the Private Sector, for a Change -- 9. Structural Differences Ensure Permanent Shock Trends That Play into the Above. A Closer and More Democratic Union to Heal Economic Asymmetries and Help Southern European Countries Such as Greece -- Part IV. How Populism (2015-2017) Destroyed a Country with High Potential -- 10. The Rise of Populism in Greece and the Impact on the Economy -- 11. Latest Developments as of December 2017 Developments -- 12. Conclusions -- Part V. Life After Bankruptcy: Between Optimism and Substandard Growth -- 13. How "More Europe" Can Heal the Current Institutional Divergence Hurting in Particular Weaker Member States Like Greece -- 14. From Viking Kleptocratic Pressure Groups to State Capture Through Populism: Buying Votes Through Rent Seeking Clientelistic Partitocracy -- 15. In Defense of Manufacturing -- 16. Greece's Comparative Advantage as China's Backdoor to Europe -- 17. Taxing Ourselves to Death: Greece's Tax Regulations -- 18. How to Finance a Tax Wedge Cut in a Way That Supports Work and Families -- 19. The Greek Economy After Populism: Between Optimism and Substandard Growth -- 20. Final Remarks |
| Summary |
This expanded and enlarged third edition of Theodore Pelagidis and Michael Mitsopoulos' popular Who's to Blame for Greece?covers almost a decade of Greece's economic crisis from 2009 to 2019, as well as recent developments in the first months of 2020. It provides an overview of recent developments in the Greek economy and outlines the most important obstacles to a return to robust and sustainable growth rates. It considers the new optimism being developed in Greece after the crisis, but also the policy challenges facing Greece emanating from a deeply hurt economy in the aftermath of the crisis and the structural problems that persist. The book covers the most recent issues that affect the Greek economy including, the migration crisis at the borders with Turkey as well as a faltering global economy hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. This book will appeal to researchers, practitioners and policy makers interested in the EU and the political economy of Greece and offers valuable updates on the second edition |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 14, 2021) |
| Subject |
Financial crises -- Greece -- History -- 21st century
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Recessions -- Greece -- History -- 21st century
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Economic policy
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Financial crises
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Politics and government
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Recessions
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| SUBJECT |
Greece -- Economic policy -- 21st century
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European Union countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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European Union countries
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Greece
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mētsopoulos, Michalēs, author.
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| ISBN |
9783030640811 |
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3030640817 |
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