Crucible of resistance : Greece, the Eurozone and the world economic crisis / Christos Laskos and Euclid Tsakalotos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laskos, Christos.

Contributor:

Tsakalotos, Euclid, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Financial crises--Greece.

Financial crises.

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

Economic conditions.

Greece--Economic conditions--21st century.

Greece.

Physical Description:

viii, 181 pages

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2013.

Summary:

Crucible of Resistance challenge the mainstream account of the 'Greek Crisis'. The authors 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 neoliberal economic order, including income and wealth inequalities and the hollowing out of democratic and institutions. A progressive exit from the crisis, for the Eurozone as a whole, means confronting the limitations of the neoliberal order. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Neoliberalism as Modernization 16

2 The Greek Economy and Society on the Eve of the Crisis 33

3 The Eurozone Crisis in Context 56

4 From Crisis to Permanent Austerity 91

5 The Underdogs Strike Back 113

6 Out of the Mire: Arguments within the Greek Left 130.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

074533380X

9780745333809

OCLC:

858360018