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Beyond the bailouts : the anthropology and history of the Greek crisis /
Since the nineteenth century, Greek financial and economic crises have been an enduring problem, most recently engulfing the European Union and EU member states. The latest crisis, beginning in 2010, has been - and continues to be - a headline news story across the continent. With a radically differ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
2018.
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| Colección: | International library of economics
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Author Biography; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; How did the crisis start and why does it go on and on?; Greece's geopolitical position; The ethnography; 1. Astifilia and the Roots of the Greek Crisis; What is astifilia?; Post-Ottoman centralisation; Athens: centre of non-productivity; Diaspora wealth: colonials in their own country; The diaspora before the War of Independence; The education system in the nineteenth century; The War of Independence and the growth of Hellenism; From Ottoman control to virtual European protectorate
- Emigration in preference to proletarianisationConclusion; 2. Obstacles and Disincentives to Development in Mystras; Exodus; The ethnography and out-migration; 1980s decentralisation; Mystras; The higher villages; Economic opportunities undermined by emigration; Obstacles and disincentives to economic development; Olive cultivation; Under-exploitation of a non-agricultural resource: Old Mystras; The Archaeological Authority; Sparta; 3. Social Relations in Mystras; Emigration and stagnation; Education; Education's urban image; Urban influence a retrograde force; 4. Kefala: Bucking the Trend
- Kefala in the 1980sBackground to Kefala; Earlier relations of production in Kefala; Olives; Livestock; Viniculture; Maximisation; The household; Enterprise; Experiments; 5. Social Relations in Kefala; Gender relations; Preference for endogamous marriage; Interpersonal relations; Conclusion; 6. Provincial Changes from the 1990s: Stagnation versus Prosperity; Sparta; Kefala; Future prospects and the 'crisis'; 7. The 'Crisis' in Athens; The public sector; Debt; Tax evasion; Bailouts and the troika; The state; Unemployment and pensions; On the ground in Athens; Property; Inequality and allilengii
- Public sector cutsVolunteers; Health; Conclusion; 8. Back in the Provinces: Depopulation versus Productivity; The future; Conclusion Back from the Cliff Edge; Notes; Bibliography; Index