The politics of extreme austerity [electronic resource] : Greece in the Eurozone crisis /
Karyotis, G.editor.
Gerodimos, R.editor.
This volume investigates the policies and politics of extreme austerity, setting the crisis in Greece in its global context. Featuring multidisciplinary contributions and an exclusive interview with former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, this is the first comprehensive account of the economic crisis at the heart of Europe.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Dissecting the Greek Debt Crisis; Part I Framing Contests and Crisis Management; 1 The Contradictions and Battlegrounds of Crisis Management; 2 European Discourses on Managing the Greek Crisis: Denial, Distancing and the Politics of Blame; 3 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly': Stereotypes, Prejudices and Emotions on Greek Media Representation of the EU Financial Crisis; Part II The Policies of Extreme Austerity
4 An Evaluation of the Austerity Strategy in the Eurozone: Was the First Greek Bailout Programme Bound to Fail?5 'Off-the-Shelf Reforms' and Their Blind Spots: Pensions in Post-Memorandum Greece; 6 A 'Fairweather Welfare State'? Formal and Informal Social Protection and the Greek Crisis; Part III The Politics of Extreme Austerity; 7 Protest Participation, Electoral Choices and Public Attitudes towards Austerity in Greece; 8 Anger Management and the Politics of Crime in the Greek Crisis; 9 Reorganising Everyday Greek Social Reality: Subjective Experiences of the Greek Crisis
Part IV The Crisis Beyond Greece10 Structure, Agents and Discourse in Managing Economic Crises: Comparing Greece and Turkey; 11 The Politics of Fiscal Efforts in Ireland and Spain: Market Credibility vs Political Legitimacy; 12 Credibility Dilemmas During Economic Crises: Greece in the Argentine Mirror; 13 Reflections on the Greek and Eurozone Crisis: A View from the Inside; 14 Austerity Politics and Crisis Governance: Lessons from Greece; Appendix: A Timeline of the Greek and Eurozone Crises; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume investigates the policies and politics of extreme austerity, setting the crisis in Greece in its global context. Featuring multidisciplinary contributions and an exclusive interview with former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, this is the first comprehensive account of the economic crisis at the heart of Europe.
Comparative politics.
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European Union.
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Comparative Politics.
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European Union Politics.
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