Greece : economic crises and management / Deborah Caldwell, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Caldwell, Deborah, editor.

Series:

European political, economic and security issues series.

European Political, Economic, and Security Issues

Standardized Title:

Greece (Nova Science Publishers)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Financial crises--Greece.

Financial crises.

Greece--Economic conditions--21st century.

Greece.

Greece--Economic policy--1974-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Greece has been characterised as the weak link of the Eurozone, since it became the epicenter of the European debt crisis in 2009. That year, the country announced that it had been understating its earlier deficit statistics, thus raising concerns about the country's financial state. The revised data increased both the budget deficit and the public debt. As a result, Greece was shut down from other forms of external borrowing. The main purpose of Chapter One in this book is to present a brief but comprehensive analysis regarding Greece's economic crisis. More specifically, the chapter describes some of the negative consequences that are associated with Greece's accession to the EU. Chapter Two examines how the economic crisis affects the formulation of energy policy in Greece. Chapter Three studies how a financial strain may disproportionately affect smoking behavior in some specific disadvantaged groups in countries that have higher financial problems. Chapter Four discusses a study on recent trends for change in the maternity landscape of Greece, which appears to be related both to the economic crisis of recent years and to the new personal and collective initiatives for autonomy and self-determination that have emerged lately in part due to the crisis. Chapter Five analyzes economic and political developments in Greece for the period 2010-2015, after the introduction of the memoranda agreements between Greece, the European Union (EU), the European central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Chapter Six investigates the application of a business-based, twelve-step strategic planning model for national strategy.

Contents:

GREECE ECONOMIC CRISES AND MANAGEMENT ; GREECE ECONOMIC CRISES AND MANAGEMENT ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 THE MAIN CAUSES OF THE GREEK CRISIS AND WAYS TO EMERGE FROM IT; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; 1. GENERAL OVERVIEW ; 1.1. Globalization and Economic Crisis in Europe ; 1.2. Some Negative Consequences Associated with the Greek Integration to the European Union; 1.3. Features of the Greek Economy: The Main Causes of the Crisis; 1.3.1. The Overall, Intrinsic, and Immediate Problems of the Greek Economy at the Beginning of the Crisis

1.3.2. The Long-Term Weaknesses of the Greek Economy 1.3.3. A Self-Destructive Model of Production ; 1.4. The Effects of the Crisis on the Greek Economy ; 2. THE OBJECTIVE: A NEW PRODUCTIVE MODEL ; 3. THE COURSE OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN GREECE ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 2 ENERGY POLICY FORMULATION IN GREECE UNDER THE ECONOMIC CRISIS ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; 1. ENERGY TAXATION ; 1.1. Electricity ; 1.2. Natural Gas ; 1.3. Heating Oil ; 1.4. Transport Fuels ; 2. RENEWABLES ; 2.1. The Evolution of the RES Legal Framework during the Economic Crisis

2.2. Dead-End for the RES Policy 2.3. The "New Deal" ; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES ; Chapter 3 SMOKING AND ECONOMIC CRISIS ; ABSTRACT ; SMOKING DURING ECONOMIC CRISIS ; SIDE-EFFECTS OF SMOKING ; Respiratory System ; Cardiovascular System ; Malignancies ; Other Health Conditions ; SMOKE AND MORBIDITY ; Smoking and Morbidity in Greek Population ; Smoking and Mortality Rate in Greek Population; ECONOMIC CRISIS AND SMOKING HABITS ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 4 CHALLENGES AND REDEFINITIONS OF BIRTH IN THE MATERNITY LANDSCAPES OF VOLOS, GREECE ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION

THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS Childbirth As a Mirror of Society ; The Spatiality of Birth ; THE MEDICALISATION OF BIRTH ; The Establishment and Questioning of Medical Birth ; The Medicalisation of Birth in Greece ; MATERNITY CARE IN THE GREEK CRISIS ; Emerging Practices and Uses of Birthing Spaces ; Home Birth in Volos ; Midwifery Care ; Uses and Significations of Space ; The Conceptual Power of Alternative Birth Practices ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 5 THE MEMORANDA TRAP AND THE NEAR FALL OF GREECE ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; THE DRACHMA'S ADHESION TO THE EMS ; THE MEMORANDA TRAP

MEMORANDA AND REFERENDA THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC GAME ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 6 A BUSINESS-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR NATIONAL STRATEGY ; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. METHODOLOGY ; The Twelve Step Strategy Planning Model ; Modifications of the Model: From Business to National Government Perspective ; Selected Greek Economic Sectors; 3. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN GREECE ; 4. STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS: THE CASE OF GREECE ; The Vision - Step 1 ; Agricultural Sector ; Tourism Sector; Construction Sector ; Industrial Sector

The Development of the Strategic Posture - Step 2

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-421-1