Greece's Horizons Reflecting on the Country's Assets and Capabilities [Hardcover]

The Greek economic crisis has imperilled the stability of the eurozone, generating much global anxiety. Policymakers, analysts, and the media have daily debated the course of the Greek economy, prescribing ways to move forward. This collection of essays progressively moves from an analysis of the causes of the crisis and the policy responses so far to a debate on some of the country?s advantages and capabilities that should underpin its new development model and propel the return to growth. The book analytically chooses to view the glass as half-full and seeks to provide motivation and inspiration for change by indicating some of the economic sectors where Greece maintains a comparative advantage. Therefore, it challenges the emerging picture of Greece as a country doomed to failure, where everything falls apart.

This volume provides an interdisciplinary approach to Greece's economy. It focuses on the comparative advantages and the potential of Greece rather than the causes of the crisis and details recent developments.Beyond Nemesis and Salvation: A Reorientation of the Debate on the Greek Economic Crisis.- Political Dimensions of the Crisis.- The Macroeconomic Framework.- Microeconomic Sectors.

Pantelis Sklias (1969) is Associate Professor of International Political Economy at the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of Peloponnese. He graduated (1990) from the Department of International Studies of Panteion University in Athens. He was awarded both his MA in International Relations (1991) and his PhD in International Political Economy (1998) from the University of Sussex (UK). He accomplished (2000) his post doctorate thesis at the Hellenic Center of Political Research of Panteion University with a fellowship from the State Fellowship Foundation. From 1999 until 2002 he has been a Visiting Research Fellow of the Postgraduate Center for Culture, Development and the Environment (Cl3t