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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 (282), Politics (387), Economy (331), Society (142), Greece (498)
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Greece in danger of repeating familiar mistakes with Golden Dawn
Barring any last minute upsets, Golden Dawn will officially become Greece’s third-largest party when local and European Parliament elections are held in May. At least that is what opinion polls have been indicating for some time. It would represent another milestone in the shocking rise of the Neo-Nazi party, which has proved a challenge Greece’s political system has been unable to tackle.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (387), Greece (498)
Troika inquiry: talk to the organ grinder, not the monkey
The European Parliament’s inquiry into the troika and its record in eurozone bailouts sounds like a welcome effort to hold Europe’s crisis managers to account.
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387), Economy (331), Greece (498)
It's not the distance; it's the load you carry
It is natural to attempt to instill some hope when one addresses a nation that has been battered by six years of the deepest recession in world history and has endured four years of unprecedented austerity.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (331), Greece (498)
Off the isles of Greece
This week marked the anniversary of the birth of Lord Byron, a foreigner who loved Greece but was also embraced by Greeks. One of his most famous poems, The Isles of Greece, invokes the wondrous spirit of Greeks’ ancient ancestors. Great victories, such as in the Battle of Salamis, are exalted in this memorable example of his work.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (282), Greece (498)