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The Global Minotaur: America, Europe and the Future of the Global Economy
Yanis Varoufakis
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Description for The Global Minotaur: America, Europe and the Future of the Global Economy
Paperback. The iconoclastic Greek finance minister on why capitalism needs profound change in order to survive. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; KCL; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 328.
'The emerging rock-star of Europe's anti-austerity uprising.' Daily Telegraph 'A spirited book.' New Yorker In this remarkable and provocative book, Yanis Varoufakis, former finance minister of Greece, explodes the myth that financialisation, ineffectual regulation of banks, greed and globalisation were the root causes of both the Eurozone crisis and the global economic crisis. 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: the time when a Global Minotaur was born. ... Read more
'The emerging rock-star of Europe's anti-austerity uprising.' Daily Telegraph 'A spirited book.' New Yorker In this remarkable and provocative book, Yanis Varoufakis, former finance minister of Greece, explodes the myth that financialisation, ineffectual regulation of banks, greed and globalisation were the root causes of both the Eurozone crisis and the global economic crisis. 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: the time when a Global Minotaur was born. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Economic Controversies
Condition
New
Weight
288g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783606108
SKU
V9781783606108
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99-15
About Yanis Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis is the former finance minister of Greece. He was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before he entered government. He is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Athens. Since resigning from Greece's finance ministry he has co-founded an international grassroots movement, DiEM25, which campaigns for the revival of democracy ... Read more
Reviews for The Global Minotaur: America, Europe and the Future of the Global Economy
'The emerging rock-star of Europe's anti-austerity uprising' Daily Telegraph 'His argument has an ambitious sweep.' The Times 'This trenchant and readable critique sets the eurozone crisis within a much longer context.' London Evening Standard 'A spirited book.' New Yorker ... Read more