Greek Endgame From Austerity Tcb

Written by a former Greek Minister of Finance, this book analyses the past present and future for the Greek Crisis.

List of contents

Prologue / Introduction: The spectre of Grexit / PART I: THE RUN-UP TO THE CRISIS / 1. Origins: How Greece was engulfed in the crisis / 2. Complacency: Was the 2010 bail-out really inevitable? / 3. Reinventing the past: Should Greece have joined the Euro? / PART II: THE BAILOUT YEARS / 4. Getting it wrong: An appraisal of the austerity program / 5. The vicious circle: Snowballs, haircuts and hazards / PART III: THE ILLUSIONS / 6. Change currency? Illusions and miscalculations / 7. History lessons: The collapse in interwar Greece / 8. Modern lessons: Default and collapse in Argentina / PART IV: THE ESCAPE / 9. Getting it right: End recession and stabilize public debt / 10. A road map for growth: Some key fiscal reforms / 11. The feasible prosperity: A new contract for Greece / 12. The political economy of drachma: Lower wages, more inequalities / Epilogue: After the Left's victory in Greece

About the author

Professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business. Research Associate at the Hellenic Observatory, London School of Economics, UK. Former Minister of Finance for Greece (2002-2003) and Acting Chairman of the Eurogroup.

Summary

Written by a former Greek Minister of Finance, this book analyses the past present and future for the Greek Crisis.

Product details

• Authors: Christodoulakis, Nicos Christodoulakis, Christodoulakis Nicos
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.10.2015, delayed
• EAN: 9781783485239
• ISBN: 978-1-78348-523-9
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, Greece, International Economics, Economic & financial crises & disasters, Economic and financial crises and disasters