Crucible of Resistance: Greece, the Eurozone and the World Economic Crisis

Name: Crucible of Resistance: Greece, the Eurozone and the World Economic Crisis
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ISBN: 9780745333809

ISBN-10: 074533380X

ISBN-13: 9780745333809

Edition: 2013

Authors: Euclid Tsakalotos, Christos Laskos

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Crucible of Resistance seeks to challenge the mainstream account of the 'Greek Crisis' and situate it within a broader regional context and ultimately a critique of the world economic system.Euclid Tsakalotos and Christos Laskos argue that Greece's exceptionalism is largely a myth. They show how the causes of the 2008 global financial crisis lie in key features of the neo-liberal economic order, including income and wealth inequalities and the hollowing out of democratic and deliberative institutions. A progressive exit from the crisis, for Greece and the eurozone as a whole, entails meeting head on the limitations of the neo-liberal order.Crucible of Resistance argues that an effective…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication date: 9/5/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.46" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Euclid Tsakalotos is Professor of Economics at the University of Athens and a member of Parliament for SYRIZA. He is the co-author, with Christos Laskos, of 22 Things that they tell you about the Greek crisis that aren't so (2013).



Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Greek Crisis in Context



Neoliberalism as Modernization



The Greek Economy and Society on the Eve of the Crisis



The Eurozone Crisis in Context



From Crisis to Permanent Austerity



The Underdogs Strike Back



Out of the Mire: Arguments within the Greek Left


Appendix


Notes


References


Index