This book critically analyses the publicity of the Greek debt crisis, by studying Greek, Danish and German mainstream media during the crisis? early years (2009-2015). Mass media everywhere reproduced a sensualistic ?Greek crisis? spectacle, while iterating neoliberal and occide…
"A transporting, good-humored, and revealing account of Greece's dire troubles, reported from the mountain villages, idyllic islands, and hardscrabble streets that define the country today In recent years, small Greece, often associated with ancient philosophers and marble ruins…
Why are there so many crises in the world? Is it true that the global system is today riskier and more dangerous than in past decades? Do we have any tools at our disposal to bring these problems under control, to reduce the global system's proneness to instability? These are th…
Questions of method -- Greece, the new imperial practices, and the reinvention of politics -- Democratic non-existence -- The contemporary impotence -- Eleven points inspired by the situation in Greece -- Eleven melancholic points regarding the development of the Greek situation…
As the global economy struggles to avoid meltdown, so the greatest Ponzi scheme in history approaches its final death rattle. This book tells you what's happened, what can happen next and how to protect yourself and your family.
As the global economy struggles to avoid meltdown, so the greatest Ponzi scheme in history approaches its final death rattle. This book tells you what's happened, what can happen next and how to protect yourself and your family.
This topical book addresses the need for emerging economies in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe to find a new, sustainable growth model that fosters continued convergence with the EU without leading to the build-up of new vulnerabilities --
Why do lenders time and again loan money to sovereign borrowers who promptly go bankrupt? When can this type of lending work? As the United States and many European nations struggle with mountains of debt, historical precedents can offer valuable insights. Lending to the Borrowe…
European Banks and the Rise of International Finance examines the historical origins of the financialised world we live in by analysing the transformations in world finance which occurred in the decade from the first oil crisis of 1973, until the debt crisis of 1982. This a cruc…
The banking and financial sector has expanded dramatically in the last forty years, and the consequences of this accelerated growth have been felt by people around the world. European Banks and the Rise of International Finance examines the historical origins of the financialise…
This book analyses several aspects on the efficient resource allocation in the aftermath of the global financial crisis and the European sovereign debt crisis. The main focus of the volume is on recent European Union (EU) experience highlighting the interrelation between inheren…
City governments are going bankrupt. Even the ones that aren't are often stuck in financial chaos. It is easy to blame pensions, poor leadership, or a bad economy. But the problems go much deeper. With decades of experience in local government, author Mark Moses showcases the in…
