Welcome to the poisoned chalice the destruction of Greece and the future of Europe

In this fascinating, insightful, and thought-provoking collection of essays-which includes letters and private memos to both American and Greek officials, as well as other previously unpublished material-Galbraith examines the crisis, its causes, its course, and its meaning, as well as the viability...

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Main Author: Galbraith, James K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Conn. Yale University Press [2016]
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Table of Contents:
  • Welcome to the poisoned chalice
  • Part I: 2010-2014.
  • Europe's crisis: thinking it through to the end
  • Greece and the European project
  • A question of moral responsibility
  • Neither austerity nor growth: solidarity is Europe's only hope
  • The victory of SYRIZA is not against American: interests with Yanis Varoufakis
  • The United States and Europe: what is going on?
  • Part II: 2015.
  • The Greek hope
  • A message to Sarah Raskin
  • A comment on the way forward
  • America must rally to Greece
  • Reading the Greek deal correctly
  • A great German Greek Grexit game?
  • The political level
  • A report from Athens
  • Does Europe need debt relief?
  • Long-term strategy through a realistic lens
  • Strategic options
  • A further message to Sarah Raskin
  • The Greek drama and democracy in Europe
  • Notes on the meeting, Varoufakis-Schäuble, June 8, 2015
  • What is reform? The strange case of Greece and Europe
  • What can happen in the next days?
  • Bad faith: the IMF and Europe on Greece
  • Only the "no" can save the Euro
  • Nine myths about the Greek referendum
  • What is the mater with Europe?
  • Exit made easy
  • Greece, Europe, and the United States
  • Plan B
  • Statement on the Ministry of Finance working group
  • A note to the editors at the Guardian
  • Death spiral ahead?
  • The future of Europe
  • What the Greek memorandum means with Daniel Munevar
  • Back to square zero
  • A final word: Madrid, October 21, 2015.