Funding the Greek Crisis: The European Union, Cohesion Policies, and the Great Recession

Funding the Greek Crisis: The European Union, Cohesion Policies, and the Great Recession explores the sources of the Greek Crisis and how the same tactics managed to work for other countries. Without overly simplifying the Greek condition, it provides insights into policies the countries of the Euro area may need to implement in order to ensure collective cohesion and individual success. Arguing that EU preferences for autonomous investments discouraged organic development with lasting implications, the book sheds new light on the nature of regional competitiveness and public economics.

Encompasses public economics, macroeconomics, international trade, competitiveness, microeconomics and regional development studiesSheds light on key policies that affect millions of EU citizensExamines Solow’s growth modelProvides a different way of explaining growth from real business cycle theory

1. The Great Greek Crisis 2. Theoretical Underpinnings 3. Analysis of the Deeper Causes of the Greek Crisis 4. Conclusions