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Spain’s economic recovery languishes amid graft scandals
Overwhelmed by corruption cases, Spain is struggling to recover from a two-year-long recession that is reflected in an unemployment rate that still remains over 25 percent -the second highest in the euro zone after Greece- and in a sluggish credit flow.
Contributor: Arturo Lopo
Categories: Europe (296), Politics (414), Economy (349), Society (151)
![Photo by Can Esenbel [http://www.mundanepleasure.com/]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2014/02/12/peopleblur_agora_esenbel-large.jpg "Photo by Can Esenbel [http://www.mundanepleasure.com/]")
Buying time: The delayed crisis of democratic capitalism - a review
By now books about the financial crisis of 2008/09 and the sovereign debt crisis in the euro area since 2010 could fill entire libraries across the globe. The crisis narrative continues to carry such resonance in publishing houses, ranging from eye witness accounts, academic analysis, textbook guidance and even finding its way into novels.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (296), Politics (414), Economy (349), Society (151), Greece (529)
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Greece in 2014: Where are we?
Greece has entered its year of growth and recovery. At least that is how the government, its eurozone partners and a number of commentators have billed 2014. Many analysts and politicians also insisted last year that the country had begun this upward trajectory. In reality, though, Greece’s narrative was far from linear in 2013. There is no reason to believe this year will be a straight story either.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (414), Economy (349), Society (151), Greece (529)
Most popular blog posts in The Agora during 2013
Here are our three most popular posts in The Agora section during 2013. For those who have already read them, a big thank you from the Macropolis team. For those reading them for the first time, we hope it gives you an idea of what we do.
Categories: Europe (296), Politics (414), Economy (349), Society (151), Greece (529)
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The Greek Ombudsman and public administration during challenging times
The creation of the Ombudsman in 1997 as an independent authority may be seen as a symbol of institutional modernisation. It was intended to strengthen the Rule of Law, to consolidate good governance and ensure the respect of human rights; it constituted an injection of accountability into the Greek political administrative system and a means for the empowerment of citizens vis-à-vis the bureaucracy.
Contributor: Calliope Spanou
Categories: Society (151), Greece (529)