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The profound economic crisis gave explosive rise to core problems of the EMU structure. Dominant Eurozone elites attempt to avert the collapse of the tenuous euro – structure, by preserving its neoliberal ‘psyche’ unharmed, with austerity policies and construction of …
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The paper uses feminist theory to analyse the political economic phenomenon which has been termed “crisis” since fall 2008 onwards. The purpose of the paper is to investigate if and how the “crisis” is a response to either conscious and …
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The mission and mandate of economic governance in Greece and its accompanying institutional architecture requires a re-alignment in order to conform to the realities of the new global economy of the 21st century. Two recent events, one foundational and the …
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In this paper I argue that any future economic recovery in Greece will require a deep understanding of the fault lines of contemporary Greece and the long-standing historical narratives which sustain and fuel the modern Greek state. The tension between …
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Based on a Marxist methodology, this paper argues that the current crisis in Greece, part and parcel of the exacerbated global crisis of capitalism, is due to an over- accumulation of capital and is necessarily manifested as a more general …
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Aim of this paper is to criticize the impact of joint EC-ECB-IMF Programmes on the Greek industrial relation system, using an analysis of the institutional changes in the labour market and the social dialogue procedures. The paper examines a series …
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Much has been written about Greece and the largest debt restructuring in history that occurred as part of the Eurozone crisis in 2012. Nevertheless, little attention has been paid to the precise role of the financial industry representative, the Institute …
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Since 2012 a large number of foreign investors have been exploring legal avenues in order to challenge the Greek Haircut in investment arbitrations. This development follows the decision by Greece to trigger Collective Action Clauses (CAC) that were added to …
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This paper explores the elements of economic strategy for a national government taking office in Greece under the constraints imposed by Eurozone membership, even while hoping to transcend and transform those constraints. We first review some of the empirical and …
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Epistemologically the economic system can be understood through two approaches: biology and physics. The biological approach has been used to illustrate financialization, which is the process of reorienting all the economic resources from real production to the speculative market. This …
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As of late 2014, the Eurozone still has yet to enter a path of sustained recovery which brings dismal conditions to many European citizens, especially in the periphery. Optimum Currency Area theory can be used to analyze single currency areas, …
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Rendered vulnerable to hyper-exploitation through the process of precarious migration, migrant workers are coerced and disciplined by systemically violent means by the state, the para- state, and capital. However, the conditions facing migrant workers are mystified by racist discourses that …
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Sudan has a long history in its relation with the IMF. Whenever it was in financial crisis it resorted to the IMF for assistance to set the economy in a right direction. The economy has entered in a series of …
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