Who’s to Blame for Greece? How Austerity and Populism are Destroying a Country with High Potential /

• Main Authors: Pelagidis, Theodore (Author), Mitsopoulos, Michael (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2017.
• Subjects: Finance, Public.; Macroeconomics.; International economics.; Economic history.; Economics.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.; International Economics.; Political Economy/Economic Policy.; Public Finance.; Economic History.; International Political Economy.

Praise for the first edition: 'The new book by Michael Mitsopoulos and Theodore Pelagidis offers insightful analysis of the Greek drama. It makes fascinating reading and well demonstrates that the blame is widely shared.' André Sapir, University Professor, Université libre de Bruxelles, Be...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Costs and Benefits for Joining a Common Currency with Emphasis on
• Weaker Member States: The Pre-Crisis Debate
• Greece before the Crisis: The Critical Years in Domestic Politics
• IMF and EU Reports on Greece
• The Troika Period Reconsidered Assessing the Intentions of the Government(s) since the Ratification of the Maastricht Treaty Greece: Why Did the Forceful Internal Devaluation Fail to Kick-start an Export-Led Growth? Giving Greece a Chance to Succeed
• How to Design a Closer and More Democratic Union The Rise of Populism in Greece and the Impact in the Economy
• TA Positive Way to Reform the Tax System in Greece
• Greece's New Agreement with Europe and the Debt Problem Conclusions
• Afterword.