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He is the author of and the weak suffer what they must. In january 2015, varoufakis was elected to the greek parliament and appointed the minister of finance. It is no exaggeration to describe this book as an attempt to model the world economy on gsrm. Yanis varoufakis and the weak suffer what they must. Todays deepening crisis in europe, varoufakis shows, is just one of the inevitable signs of the weakening minotaurof a global system that is now as unsustainable as it is unbalanced. America, europe and the future of the global economy 3rd ed. It is a fulllength book treatment of a topic he introduced with coauthor joseph halevi in a 2003 journal article of the same name he later became internationally known because of his brief time a greek minster of finance for the syriza party in. Executive director robert johnson talks with greek economist yanis varoufakis about varoufakiss new book the global minotaur. Yanis varoufakis is the former finance minister of greece and the author of several international bestselling books.
Rather than simply diagnose a problem, however, varoufakis also offers a solution, a program for introducing reason into what has become a perniciously. He argues that the global economy since the 1970s can be viewed as being built around the financing of the twin deficits of the. The emerging rockstar of europes antiausterity uprising. America, europe and the future of the global economy, zed books, london, 2015, pp. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Zed books is an independent progressive publisher with a. I n 20, north londonbased publisher zed books released the global minotaur as part of its economic controversies series. Syrizas victory in the greek general election in january 2015 is a truly historic and profound event the first gover. And the weak suffer what they must europe, austerity and the threat to global stability reveals the underlying problems that led to the eurozone crisis. Yanis varoufakis is the former finance minister of greece and the cofounder of an international grassroots movement, diem25, campaigning for the revival of democracy in europe. The global minotaur by yanis varoufakis zed books, 2011 according to greek mythology, the minotaur was a monster hidden by the powerful king minos of crete deep within his palace at knossos.
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The original, 2011, editions subtitle was america, the true causes of the financial crisis and the future of the world economy cover on the right above to order click here. The global minotaur america, europe and the future of the global economy yanis varoufakis with a foreword by paul mason in this remarkable and provocative book, former greek finance minister yanis varoufakis explodes the myth that financialisation, ineffectual regulation of banks, greed and globalisation were the root causes of the global economic crisis. First published in 2011, the global minotaur constructs a historical narrative and metaphor which varoufakis uses to describe the world economy from the mid1970s to the 2008 crash and beyond. The authors divide this time frame into two periods. The result was a recent academic book, entitled modern political economics, in which the global minotaur made its presence felt on almost every page. The global minotaur america, europe and the future of the global economy, is the subtitle of the new edition cover on the left above. Yanis varoufakis has 45 books on goodreads with 45227 ratings. America, europe and the future of the global economy zed books, london, 20 in this remarkable and. There is no such thing as a greek crisis but rather that greece is symptom of a broader shift in global economic history.
Revised and updated, the global minotaur, originally published in 2011 is a provocative book, by one of the most dynamic and reasonable of contemporary economists, takes a long view of the global economy and describes how, after the collapse in the 1970s of the postwar economic order, the world began sending incredible amounts of capital to wall street just as the ancient. America, europe and the future of the global economy is a book by economist and former minister of finance for greece yanis varoufakis. So i want to start of with some historical context. Rather, they are symptoms of a much deeper malaise which can be traced all the way back to the great crash of 1929, then on through to the 1970s. In this remarkable and provocative book, former greek finance minister yanis varoufakis explodes the myth that financialisation, ineffectual regulation of banks, greed and globalisation were the root causes of the global. America, the true origins of the financial crisis and the future of the world economy economic controversies by yanis varoufakis 20110801 amazon store. Europe, austerity and the threat to global stability, the bodley head, london, 2016, pp. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read europe after the minotaur. America, europe and the future of the global economy, published by zed books topics eurozone crisis.
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