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2. AN URBAN STRATEGY IN TIME OF CRISIS: MOBILITY MANAGEMENT AND LOW-COST PUBLIC SPACE DESIGN.
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Papagiannakis, Apostolos and Vitopoulou, Athina
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URBAN transportation ,PUBLIC space design & construction ,FINANCIAL crises ,SUSTAINABLE transportation ,URBAN planning ,TRANSPORTATION policy ,CITIES & towns - Abstract
This research underlines the importance of mobility management tools and small-scale targeted interventions of public space upgrades in order to encourage conscious sustainable mobility behaviour. The paper reviews tools and tactics of soft transport policy measures, as well as of small-scale and low-cost public space design approaches and strategies in the USA and Europe to assess their characteristics and results. It will then focus on Thessaloniki (Greece) presenting 1) the main findings of a trip survey concerning the impact of the economic crisis on mobility behaviour and 2) the shift to low-cost street scale urban design projects which have emerged during the crisis. The paper states that quality public space and urban transport constitute conditions necessary to attain long-term change in mobility behaviour. While the importance of hard transport policy measures should not be underestimated, the strategy for achieving sustainable urban mobility and public space design adapted to the economic crisis-specific conditions is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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3. The Sustainability of Public Finances and Fiscal Policy Coordination in the EMU.
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von Hagen, Juergen
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FINANCIAL crises ,MONETARY systems - Abstract
The financial crisis of 2007-2009 led to a renewed increase in government deficits and debts in many EU countries, causing a full-fledged fiscal crisis in Greece and severe fiscal pressures in other euro-area countries. This has prompted a series of proposals for improving the fiscal framework of the European Monetary Union, the Excessive Deficit Procedure and the Stability and Growth Pact. The first part of this paper reviews the main properties and developments of that framework until 2007. On that basis, it discusses the recent proposals for reform, which range from marginal improvements of the existing framework to the introduction of an explicit framework for managing fiscal crises in the member states, and the expansion of the scope of policy coordination to address macro economic imbalances and the competitiveness of the member states. We find the proposal of a mechanism for dealing with government default most useful. Attempts to suppress current account imbalances and to target national competitiveness positions would most likely result in serious economic losses and do damage to the internal market of the EU. This would increase the wedge between members and non-members of the euro area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
4. Neoliberal Capitalism and Conservation in the Post-crisis Era: The Dialectics of 'Green' and 'Un-green' Grabbing in Greece and the UK.
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Apostolopoulou, Evangelia and Adams, William M.
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NEOLIBERALISM -- Social aspects ,NATURE conservation ,PRIVATIZATION ,DEREGULATION ,ENVIRONMENTAL economics ,FINANCIAL crises ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
'Green-grabbing', in which environmental arguments support expropriation of land and resources, is a recognized element in neoliberal conservation. However, capitalism's strategic interest in promoting the neoliberalization of conservation is accompanied by attempts to exploit hitherto protected natures without any pretence at 'greenness'. In this paper we explore the dialectics between 'green' and 'un-green' grabbing as neoliberal strategies in the reconstruction of nature conservation policies after the 2008 financial 'crash' in Greece and the UK. In both countries, accelerated neoliberalization is manifested in diverse ways, including initiatives to roll back conservation regulation, market-based approaches to 'saving' nature and the privatization of public nature assets. The intensification of 'green' and 'un-green' grabbing reflects capitalism's strategic interest in both promoting and obstructing nature conservation, ultimately leaving for 'protected natures' two choices: either to be further degraded to boost growth or to be 'saved' through their deeper inclusion as commodities visible to the market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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5. Support for Democracy in Times of Crisis: Diffuse and Specific Regime Support in Portugal and Greece.
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Teixeira, Conceição Pequito, Tsatsanis, Emmanouil, and Belchior, Ana Maria
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LEGITIMACY of governments ,DEMOCRACY ,EUROPEAN Sovereign Debt Crisis, 2009-2018 ,FINANCIAL crises ,PORTUGUESE politics & government ,GREEK politics & government ,PORTUGUESE economy ,ECONOMIC conditions in Greece ,TWENTY-first century - Abstract
In the context of a cross-national economic crisis, questions about democratic legitimacy are again topical. We explore the question of democratic legitimacy in Portugal and Greece by employing the conceptual differentiation between diffuse and specific regime support. Our findings indicate that while specific support has fallen in both countries, only Greece has experienced a precipitous fall in diffuse support, suggesting a link between regime performance and support for democracy. Individual-level analyses do not reveal any clear patterns concerning the impact of long-term societal factors or short-term economic considerations. Due to data quality limitations the paper has a predominately exploratory nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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6. Neo-liberal Discourse on an Edge: Communicating Political Economic Crisis in post-2007 Ireland.
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O'ROURKE, Brendan K. and HOGAN, John
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FINANCIAL crises - Abstract
At the center of the current political economy crisis in Europe are the geographically and economically peripheral PIG (Portugal, Ireland and Greece) countries (Totaro, 2010). In particular, Ireland, heralded as a triumph of the market during its Celtic Tiger (1987-2007) boom (see, Powell 2003), was a state where neo-liberal discourse dominated (Phelan, 2007) and yet is portrayed as a disaster for neo-liberal policies in the bust (see, Krugman, 2010). Consequently, the discourses of the economic crisis in Ireland are of wide concern to the broader political economy and our understanding of neo-liberal philosophy. This work analyzes a number of radio interviews with a key political player in Ireland: former Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan (1959-2011). The interviews are taken from a national morning news show and a chat show hosted by a well-known current affairs journalist. These discourses are significant in construction of the crisis in Ireland given the involvement of the minister, the importance of the events discussed and the prominence of the shows in Irish society. Lenihan's tenure in Finance (2008-11) - covering the granting of a state guarantee to the Irish banks (September, 2008), the creation of a state agency to purchase "toxic" assets (September, 2009) and ultimately the EU-IMF bailout of the Irish economy (November, 2010) - was crucial in Ireland's initial response to the crisis. There are a variety of approaches to discourse analysis (Wetherell et al. 2001; Wodak and Meyer 2009). The method used here is one informed by the approaches of Potter and Wetherell (1987) and Fairclough (2010). Despite ontological differences, these approaches share an orientation to the text that allows analysis to draw lessons from conversation analysis and linguistic approaches to broadcast interviews (Ekström 2011; Hutchby 2006) while not ignoring insights into the more macro context in which the interaction is situated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
7. Greece's Stock Market Integration with Southeast Europe.
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Guesmi, Khaled, Ftiti, Zied, and Abid, Ilyes
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STOCK exchanges ,INTERNATIONAL economic integration ,CAPITAL assets pricing model ,FINANCIAL crises ,INTERNATIONAL economic relations ,MARKET prices ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
This paper analyzes the time-varying integration of the Greek stock market from a regional perspective by using a conditional version of the international capital asset pricing model (ICAPM) allowing for dynamic changes in the degree of market integration, regional market currency risk, and local market risk. We show that the prices of risk are extremely sensitive to major international economic and political events such as the different monetary and financial crises in Asian and Latin American countries in 1997, 1998, and 2001. In addition, we show that the level of market openness and development of the stock market satisfactorily explain the time-varying degree of Greek stock market integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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8. From Hero to Zero? The Role of the Euro in the Current Crisis: Theory and some Empirical Evidence.
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Karras, Georgios
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MONETARY unions ,MONETARY policy ,MARKET volatility ,FINANCIAL crises - Abstract
A simple theoretical model of monetary unification and data from 11 euro members are used to investigate the common currency's role in the macroeconomic performance of these countries. Euro membership has been typically accompanied by lower (or steady) inflation, but also by higher business-cycle volatility. In addition, synchronization of cyclical output was substantially affected by the common currency only in Greece (where it declined considerably) and Finland and Ireland (where it increased). Consistent with the theoretical predictions, the empirical evidence shows a strong negative relationship between cyclical synchronizations and volatilities, which however is not much stronger under the euro than it was during the Maastricht period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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9. Awaiting the "catharsis".
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Yfantopoulos, John
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HEALTH care reform ,PUBLIC health ,HEALTH policy ,FINANCIAL crises ,ECONOMIC conditions in Greece, 1978- ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
The article reviews the measures implemented in Greece during the economic crisis, and assesses their degree of success in leading to the catharsis for the chronic problems of the country's health system. Topics discussed include the European health model, European Union health policy intervention, and impact of health care reforms on population health and quality of life.
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- 2021
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10. PROBLEMS IN GREECE WASH ASHORE.
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Colomer, Nora
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ECONOMIC conditions in Greece, 1978- ,ASSET backed financing ,GOVERNMENT securities ,FINANCIAL crises ,FINANCIAL bailouts - Abstract
The article focuses on the author's analysis of the financial crisis suffered by Greece and the threats this posed on other peripheral countries of Western Europe. She mentions the 750 billion euro bailout package of the European Central Bank (ECB) to assist in stabilizing the euro against the U.S. dollar. She believes that while the bailout resulted to the immediate revival of Greek government bonds, the Greek crisis showed the dependence of securitized products on general market sentiment.
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- 2010
11. Euro Debt Woes Ice Two More Pipelined Auto ABS.
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O'Leary, Daniel
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ASSET backed financing ,FINANCIAL crises ,PUBLIC debts ,FINANCE - Abstract
This article reports that two more auto asset-backed deals being originated by Renault and PSA Peugeot and arranged via Sociéteacute; Générale have been hampered by the European sovereign debt crisis, according to market sources. The crisis has prompted both French auto firms to delay their separate launches. It attributes the crisis to Greece's sovereign debt woes. Richard Curtis of WestLB says the auto firms face other financing options in the market such as an issuance of asset-backed commercial paper.
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- 2010
12. Tourism in the European economic crisis: Mediatised worldmaking and new tourist imaginaries in Greece.
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Tzanelli, Rodanthi and Korstanje, Maximiliano E.
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TOURISM ,FINANCIAL crises ,TOURISTS ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,THEORY of knowledge ,DARK tourism - Abstract
The article interrogates the rationale and origins of changing imaginaries of tourism in Greece in the context of the current economic crisis. We detect a radical change in the ‘picture’ of the country that circulates in global media conduits (YouTube, Facebook, official press websites and personal blogs). We enact a journey into past media representations of Greece as an idyllic peasant and working-class site, but proceed to highlight that such representations are being recycled today by Greeks (especially but not exclusively) living and studying abroad. This stereotype, which focuses on embodied understandings of happiness and well-being, is being challenged by the current economic crisis. In its place, we detect the emergence of a new dark and slum imaginary, propagated by both native and global intellectuals–activists. The new imaginary both tests in practice and bears the potential to re-invent Greece as a tourist destination. Not only is the change informed by the European histories of art, slum and dark tourism, focusing on middle-class refinement and philanthropy, it also bears the potential to promote Greece as a cultural tourist destination in global value hierarchies in controversial ways. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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13. Eurozone on the Brink.
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Schwenninger, Sherle R.
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FINANCIAL crises ,BANKING industry ,RECESSIONS - Abstract
The article comments on the banking and debt crises in Europe. In the author's view the crises stem from excessive borrowing followed by a recession, rather than profligate government spending. He further argues that Europe has been hindered in its ability to address the crises by a lack of government institutions capable of responding quickly and forcefully to them. In his opinion austerity measures adopted by some nations including Greece are counterproductive and serve to diminish economic growth.
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- 2011
14. Spanish 12 month costs drop as Greek deal nears.
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McGlashan, Craig
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FINANCIAL crises ,CAPITAL market ,AUCTIONS - Abstract
The article reports that Spain has reduced its borrowing costs at an auction in September 2015 and mentions the impact of the Greek debt crisis on the capital markets in Europe.
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- 2015
15. Overcoming the euro crisis and prospects for a political union.
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Welfens, Paul
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EUROPEAN Sovereign Debt Crisis, 2009-2018 ,FINANCIAL crises ,IMMIGRATION policy ,ECONOMIC conditions in Greece ,TWENTY-first century - Abstract
The euro crisis and a new debate about immigration in Europe have undermined support for the EU while the unsolved Greek debt problems as well as the ECB's quantitative easing policy have raised new crucial policy issues. It is necessary to identify the key issues of Eurozone stabilization and to clarify the economic benefits from monetary integration. As regards the economic welfare analysis of the euro, the new model presented shows the benefits of the euro's reserve currency position, namely in the framework of a neoclassical growth model with seigniorage based on international reserve holdings. Discounted benefits are about 10,000 € per capita in a stable Euro area. Thus the benefits are bigger than often considered, at the same time one may raise the question of whether the existing institutional setting of the Eurozone is sufficient for achieving long-term stability and prosperity. As regards the envisaged third rescue package for Greece it is emphasized that a haircut of public creditors along with adoption of a Greek capital levy plus privatization efforts are required to achieve debt sustainability and growth. The traditional interpretation of subsidiarity in the EU is found to be misleading and the vertical division of politics is destabilizing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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16. Representation and Austerity Politics: Attitudes of Greek Voters and Elites Compared.
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Karyotis, Georgios, Rüdig, Wolfgang, and Judge, David
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GREEKS ,DEMOCRACY ,VOTER attitudes ,POLITICAL elites ,AUSTERITY ,FINANCIAL crises ,GREEK politics & government ,REPRESENTATIVE government ,TWENTY-first century ,ATTITUDE (Psychology) - Abstract
Drawing on surveys of voters and MPs in Greece, this article analyses elite–mass interaction on key policy (austerity, European integration, immigration) and ideological issues after the 2012 elections. We find that while for the government parties, New Democracy and PASOK, the level of congruence is quite high, MPs from opposition parties (SYRIZA, Golden Dawn) place themselves in more exposed positions in comparison with their voters. The observed substantial variation in the intensity and direction of congruence, across parties and issue preferences in Greece, reinforces the view that the dimensionality of political contestation is not reducible to a single ideological dimension. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2014
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17. From Bad to Worse? Reflections on the Crisis in Greece and in Europe.
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Lefkofridi, Zoe
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ECONOMIC conditions in Greece, 1978- ,EUROPEAN Sovereign Debt Crisis, 2009-2018 ,FINANCIAL crises ,DEMOCRACY - Abstract
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- 2014
18. The Rise of Golden Dawn: The New Face of the Far Right in Greece.
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Ellinas, Antonis A.
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RADICALISM ,NATIONAL socialism ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,POLITICAL parties ,IMMIGRATION opponents ,FINANCIAL crises ,GREEK politics & government ,TWENTY-first century - Abstract
The article examines the rise of the one of the most extremist political parties in Europe, Golden Dawn. It sketches the historical trajectory of the Greek far right, examines the ideological, organisational and voter profile of Golden Dawn, and offers possible explanations for its breakthrough in the 2012 elections. The article shows how the economic crisis has brought a massive realignment of the Greek electorate away from mainstream parties, giving rise to anti-system and anti-immigrant sentiments. Golden Dawn's violent tactics have allowed the party to establish an anti-system and anti-immigrant profile and capitalise on these sentiments. The party's future will depend on its capacity to absorb organisationally any future tensions between party pragmatists and idealists. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2013
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19. The Bitter End of Sovereign Debt Restructurings: The Abaclat v. Argentina Arbitration and the Eurozone Crisis.
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BIANCO, Giuseppe
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PUBLIC debts ,FINANCIAL crises ,ECONOMIC development ,DISPUTE resolution - Abstract
Among the measures adopted to tackle the financial crisis in Europe, part of the sovereign debt of the Greek government was restructured in early 2012. The current Greek predicament bears a significant resemblance with Argentina's situation after the 2001 economic crisis. Its sovereign debt restructuring has been challenged before an investment arbitral tribunal by a group of Italian bondholders, who have thus far succeeded at the jurisdictional phase. The Abaclat and others v. Argentina case is the first International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration which deals with a sovereign debt workout. Albeit the award on the merits is still pending, the importance of the dispute cannot be overestimated. It signals a new forum bondholders could use, when they do not participate in an exchange, to still seek to obtain their interest and capital from the debtor State. This article aims at assessing the possibility of analogous developments for Greece, and potentially other Eurozone countries which might need to restructure their debt in the near future. To do so, it compares the historical unravelling of the crises in Argentina and in the Eurozone. It then offers a careful analysis of the recent arbitral decision in the Abaclat case. Finally, it evaluates the potential risks for the Eurozone and reviews several options for action at the European level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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20. Dispatches from the Greek lab: Metaphors, strategies and debt in the European crisis.
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Stavrakakis, Yannis
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FINANCIAL crises ,METAPHOR ,DEBTOR & creditor ,SUPEREGO ,NEOLIBERALISM - Abstract
This field note is a first attempt to reflect on the choreography of the European crisis from a psychosocial perspective. It focuses on the situation as it has been unfolding in one of the debtor countries of the South, namely Greece. After mapping a variety of metaphors, repertoires and strategies used to energise blame and guilt and thus legitimise the neoliberal policies implemented, it elaborates on the multiple functions of debt, articulating a biopolitical approach with Freudian and Lacanian theorisations of the superego. It also inscribes within this framework the current mutations in political domination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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21. Greece and the Decline of Europe.
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Michael-Matsas, Savas
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EUROPEAN Sovereign Debt Crisis, 2009-2018 ,FINANCIAL crises ,CAPITALISM - Abstract
The sovereign debt crisis and economic collapse of Greece is not a national exception. The eurozone and the entire EU are now the epicenter of the world capitalist crisis that exploded in 2007. Greece is the weakest link of the European chain that is threatened to break apart with enormous consequences for the world economy. All the interventions by the EU led by Germany, by the European Central Bank and the IMF were socially disastrous and economically totally inefficient. The second bailout of Greece in February 2012 has been met with a powerful resistance by the Greek popular masses and has no more chances to succeed than the previous one. No EU financial mechanism or ‘firewall’ is capable of preventing the contagion, which involves now not only small peripheral countries like Portugal or Ireland but the third and fourth biggest European economies, Italy and Spain, and starts to hit the ‘hard core’ of the EU. The crisis manifests the historical decline of capitalism in its birthplace, the European Continent, as well as the decline of bourgeois democracy. A new era of historical social confrontations has opened where the question of political power and of the future of Europe has been explicitly posed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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22. Greece's "Unpleasant Arithmetic" Containing the Threat to the Global Economy.
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Barth, James R., Tong Li, and Prabhavivadhana, Apanard
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FINANCIAL crises ,DEBT ,GROSS domestic product ,INTERNATIONAL competition ,BANKING industry ,ECONOMIC conditions in Greece - Abstract
Greece's debt-to-GDP ratio is reaching unsustainable levels. But why should the debt load of such a small country cause such outsized tremors in global financial markets? Greek debt may be relatively small, but a sufficient amount is held by a few major banks in Europe to cause disruptions to the credit system. This effect is magnified because other banks from around the world are exposed to these European banks, making the problem global. In this article we examine the exposure of banks around the world to Greek debt, and call for swift and decisive action by policymakers to head off a global banking crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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23. A new framework for fiscal policy consolidation in Europe.
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Bofinger, Peter and Ried, Stefan
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FISCAL policy ,FINANCIAL crises ,EUROPEAN currency unit - Abstract
Current developments in Greece make clear that the rules of the European Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) were neither strict enough nor enforced strictly enough. To deal with the ongoing exit from the fiscal crisis and its related phenomena, we propose a new framework for fiscal policy consolidation in Europe. The centrepiece is a European Consolidation Pact to supplement the SGP which would supply loan guarantees in exchange for a fee and stricter budget consolidation measures. The new framework also spells out the details of an orderly government default. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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24. European panic at the core of volatile year for SSAs.
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Sinclair, Ralph
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FINANCIAL crises ,PUBLIC debts ,DEFAULT (Finance) ,EURO ,INTERNATIONAL economic assistance - Abstract
The article provides an overview of the European sovereign crisis in 2009, with Greece placed at the centre of global attention. The escalation to near panic was attributed to default concerns, departure from the single currency and collapse of the euro itself. Some reassurance were given to the financial markets with the creation of the European Financial Stability Facility and the 110 billion euros rescue package given to Greece by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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- 2010
25. Changing of the Guard.
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GREEK politics & government ,ECONOMIC conditions in Greece ,POLITICAL science & economics ,FINANCIAL crises ,TWENTY-first century ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
The article gives an account of the Greece government led by the Syriza party and the different debacles encountered with different money lenders of Europe during its tenure. Topics discussed include the false promises made by the Syriza government to the people of Greece, negotiation with European officials, and financial crisis in Greece due to debt reduction. Also discussed is the admission of Greece into European Central Bank's (ECB) qualitative easing program.
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- 2015
26. Banks can't dodge the EU sovereign debt crisis.
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Risk, Hamish
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PUBLIC debts ,BANKING industry ,FINANCIAL crises ,PROFITABILITY ,GOVERNMENT securities ,LIQUIDITY (Economics) - Abstract
The article analyzes the impact of the European sovereign debt crisis on major banks, showing how the finances of banks and governments in the region are interconnected. According to the author, banks face profitability risks and major losses on government bonds they hold on their balance sheets. It is said that in 2010, Greek bonds have lost investors 3.4% on an annualized basis. Also noted is the threat of destabilization posed to the banking system by the withdrawal of liquidity facilities.
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- 2010
27. CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.
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Lawrence, Ross
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PUBLIC debts ,FINANCIAL crises ,GOVERNMENT guaranty of loans - Abstract
The article focuses on the economic efforts of European countries to attain long-term economic performance in response to fiscal problems. It says that the winning of the Socialist Pasok Party in Greece leads to the revision of the country's budget outlooks. It mentions that the European officials agree to the provision of an about 2 trillion dollars rescue package of government-loan guarantees to Europe. It adds that the sovereign debt crisis establishes the need for fiscal coordination.
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- 2010
28. The Trillion-Dollar Treatment.
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Coy, Peter
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FINANCIAL crises ,ECONOMIC conditions in Greece, 1978- - Abstract
The article discusses a debt crisis in Greece. In the author's view the main causes have been lax governance and weak fiscal oversight. He draws parallels between the Greek situation and a global financial crisis that emerged in 2008, and notes that Europe needs a strong, unified government in order to prevent further crises among its members.
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- 2010
29. Credit Matters: Europe's debt problems are only just beginning.
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FINANCIAL crises ,PUBLIC debts ,FINANCIAL bailouts ,PAYMENT - Abstract
The author comments on bail-outs for countries involved in the European financial crisis and how they contribute to more debt for the sovereigns. He emphasizes that the bail-outs under the 750 billion euro European Union (EU)/International Monetary Fund (IMF) package would only add to the countries' indebtedness and would have to be repaid. Information is presented on the schedule of the EU/IMF debt repayments of Greece. He describes the implications of the outstanding Greek debt on Greek bonds and financial markets.
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- 2010
30. Is Greece Leveraged Finance's Achilles Heel?
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Kellerhals, Richard
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INTERNATIONAL economic assistance ,FINANCIAL crises ,INTEREST rates ,MERGERS & acquisitions - Abstract
The article discusses the reaction to the one trillion U.S. dollar-fund set up by Europe and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to address the financial crisis in Greece. Some believe that the rescue package may trigger interest rate hikes and dampen the bond market while the impact on mergers and acquisitions remains to be seen. In Europe, the Ceva group aborted a leveraged loan deal and in the U.S., the market pace has slowed. Some posit that the market is resilient and that the European Union and the IMF will not allow further deterioration.
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- 2010
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