reforms, nor are Southerners willing to invest in their countries in a climate of austerity and policy uncertainty imposed, in … especially Greece - to a much happier future, and promote the chances for more balanced economic performance in North and South. …

Member State to resort to the then ad hoc EU-IMF financial assistance cooperation was Greece, opening the door of the … Eurozone Member States that eventually requested EU-IMF financial assistance (Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus), Greece … is the only one still receiving assistance. Despite the importance of the case of Greece, further contributions can be …

Drawing on an analysis of austerity reforms in Greece and Portugal during the sovereign debt crisis from 2009 onwards … depends on their ability to control state budgets to reward clients. In Greece, where parties relied extensively on these … clientelistic linkages, austerity reforms have been characterised by recurring conflicts and disagreements between the main parties …

Chapter 1: When did it go wrong? The case of Greek Sovereign Debt -- Chapter 2: Asymmetry, austerity and anxiety: The … approach to the Greek debt crisis -- Chapter 3: Debt Supercycle in Greece and Secular Stagnation in the Eurozone: Implications … -- Chapter 7: History of Greece's Debt Crisis and the banking policy -- Chapter 8: The market reaction on ex-return of capital …