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The European debt crisis
The Greek case
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English
Published/Copyright:
2014
About this book
In this book, former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis examines the European debt crisis with particular reference to the case of Greece. Greece was the first Eurozone country to face an enormous deficit, which reached 15% of GDP in 2009. As the Greek crisis unfolded, other Eurozone countries displayed identical symptoms, albeit in varying degrees of severity. From a strictly Greek predicament the debt crisis quickly turned into a problem for the European Union as a whole. This first English language translation investigates the causes of this spillover and chronicles the policy responses to combat it. It also discusses Greece’s troubled political economy, the country’s difficulties in adjusting to the demands of its creditors and the vehement social and political reactions to the policy of austerity.
Through his comprehensive and authoritative analysis, Simitis provides valuable insights into the crucial interconnection between Greece’s own economic troubles and the wider European search for macroeconomic stability and sustainable economic growth. As such, the book appeals well beyond those with a narrow academic interest in Greece. This is very much a discussion about the future of the Eurozone and the European Union as a whole.
Through his comprehensive and authoritative analysis, Simitis provides valuable insights into the crucial interconnection between Greece’s own economic troubles and the wider European search for macroeconomic stability and sustainable economic growth. As such, the book appeals well beyond those with a narrow academic interest in Greece. This is very much a discussion about the future of the Eurozone and the European Union as a whole.
Author / Editor information
Contributor: Costas Simitis
Costas Simitis was the Prime Minister of Greece from 1996 to 2004
Reviews
'Costas Simitis has been one of the most pro-European political leaders in Greece. In this book he charts the dramatic story of the Greek crisis. This is a lesson for Europe, particularly to those who want economic growth based on solidarity and employment. This is an important book for all progressive forces within the European Union.'
Massimo D’ Alema, former Prime Minister of Italy
'A must-read book for everybody who is interested in the Euro-crisis and the how to overcome it.'
Guy Verhofstadt, MEP, former Prime Minister of Belgium
Massimo D’ Alema, former Prime Minister of Italy
'A must-read book for everybody who is interested in the Euro-crisis and the how to overcome it.'
Guy Verhofstadt, MEP, former Prime Minister of Belgium
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Front matter
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Contents
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Preface
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The main Greek political parties
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List of abbreviations
x - Part I How we arrived at the first Memorandum
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1 Was Greece ready for the euro?
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2 New Democracy’s criminal indifference
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3 PASOK’s opportunistic optimism
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4 Being in denial
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5 Ineffective solutions
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6 The bitter truth
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7 The first Memorandum
53 - Part II The Memorandum’s first year of implementation
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8 The crisis spreads to the Union
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9 Implementing the Memorandum
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10 An ‘all-encompassing plan’ to solve the crisis in the Eurozone?
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11 An ‘all-encompassing plan’ to solve the crisis in Greece?
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12 A year of the Memorandum
100 - A year of the Memorandum: seeking a new solution
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13 Debt restructuring
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14 A dead end
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15 More hitches
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16 The new solution
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17 Political games with unpredictable consequences
150 - Part IV Coalition government, private sector involvement and the second Memorandum
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18 A flicker of hope
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19 Conflicts at the highest European level
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20 The new agreement with the Eurozone (the second Memorandum) and private sector involvement
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21 An evaluation of the Memoranda
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22 Austerity and growth
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23 The crisis peaks
225 - Part V Elections of 6 May and 17 June 2012
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24 The election of 6 May
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25 Cracks in the euro
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26 The Union at a dead end
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27 The election of 17 June
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28 Provisional solutions, October–June 2013
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29 Evaluations of the assistance programme to Greece
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30 Cyprus
297 - Part VI The future of Greece and the European Union
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31 The causes of the crisis were not only economic
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32 A new European policy is necessary
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Appendix
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Trajectory of the Greek financial crisis
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Index
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eBook published on:
September 6, 2023
eBook ISBN:
9781526112019
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eBook ISBN:
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Audience(s) for this book
For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
