Yearly Archives: 2015

Are left-wing policies feasible within the eurozone? – ekathimerini.com 1/12/2015

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Theoretically, Greece should have been a laboratory of left-wing policies, with its terrible combination of inequality, poverty and unemployment. But how feasible are left-wing policies within the eurozone? The question is relevant, not only because of the SYRIZA-led government in Greece, but also due to the prospect of a leftist coalition in Portugal. Global capitalism is conducive to leftist protest,…

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Reuters – 11/10/2015

Press October 12, 2015 Comments

"This is the first Greek government to be elected with the pledge to implement, not tear apart or renegotiate from the start, the bailout programme," Athens University economist George Pagoulatos said in an interview. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/11/uk-eurozone-greece-corner-analysis-idUKKCN0S508220151011

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The EU Bailout for Greece: Making it our Own – Confrontations Europe, July – September 2015

Articles and Op-Eds October 6, 2015 Comments

Extract of Confrontations Europe, La Revue n°110 (in French) After 6 years of Great Depression, Greece signed its 3rd Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in August, an understanding with its EU partners as to the conditions for being bailed out yet again. What should we think about this deal?  First, the size of fiscal adjustment required. The program envisages a gradual…

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Tsipras II: The shift to political responsibility – ekathimerini.com 5/10/2015

Articles and Op-Eds October 6, 2015 Comments

What are the implications of this second SYRIZA-Independent Greeks (ANEL) government? Once more Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose to form a coalition with the right-wing populists instead of the pro-EU center/center-left parties of PASOK and Potami. Looking at his government’s composition, apart from a few exceptions, kind words are difficult to come up with. But the important thing is to…

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