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No one seems to really believe the latest bailout plan will work without debt relief. But the only way to get Greece to adopt essential reforms is to pretend it isn’t in the cards.
If Greece exited the Eurozone it would face several years of economic chaos. But it would be the master of its own destiny. The current EU offer will further destroy the Greek economy.
Being poor doesn’t make you a bad parent but families need protective factors to counter the negative ones.
When the International Monetary Fund (IMF) criticises the European Union’s policies toward Greece as too harsh and threatens not to co-operate, we should pay attention. The IMF, after all, has developed…
One thing is clear: if you need bailing out, your voters no longer matter.
Some, including Greece’s ex-Finance Minister Varoufakis, have warned that the bailout’s austerity will strengthen extremist parties like Golden Dawn. They’re wrong.
The draconian deal imposed by the Eurogroup is worse than a reparations settlement imposed on a defeated enemy.
Greece can learn a lot from Africa’s 1980s and 1990s experience of living with structural adjustment (austerity). The damage has been long-lasting – not only on economies, but also directly on people.
A punitive deal which makes life hard for the Greek people and which sets dangerous precedents for the eurozone.
Greece must sell €50 billion worth of government assets as part of its latest bailout. It could very well go wrong.
Angela Merkel chose domestic politics over foreign policy, and the results could be disastrous.
Since the 1990s, the EU has been less about social integration and more about neo-liberal values.
The last-minute bailout deal will keep Greece in the common currency, but at a cost of the dream that was the euro.
The bail-out package that Greeks rejected is essentially back. The chaotic process that led to it has lost Greece the trust of the eurozone.
What might feel like a victory this morning for eurozone leaders and lenders has only served to feed a eurosceptic beast.
Backed into a corner as the banks reached the brink, the Greek prime minister may have fashioned some sort of success, and the prospect of something approaching debt relief a little down the line.
The Greek debt crisis is a complex economic and political issue. Here are five important points for understanding it better.
While constructive Greek proposals are now a prerequisite to resolution, the eurozone must also reform itself.
The media predictions are dire, but the reality of the Greek monetary crisis may be less sensational.
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