Greece’s (un) Competitive Capitalism and the Economic Crisis

This book reviews the profound transformation to the Greek political economy in recent years and considers the reasons that have led to this transformation. Further, the author explores the social experimentation and social diversity that evolved as a result of the Greek and international economic crises. By challenging various assumptions made about the crisis, the author sheds light on Greek social relations and the country’s particular type of capitalist development.

This book will be of value to both economists and sociologists, linking discussions about social class with economic, political and institutional analyses. 

• Economic crisis in Greece
• Greek ruling class
• Greek securities
• Greek labour relations
• Greek Bourgeoisie
• Social experimentation
• Megali Idea
• European Monetary Union
• European Economic Community
• International accumulation
• Liquidation of non-competitive capital
• Authoritarian statism
• Troika
• Traditional petty bourgeoisie
• New petty bourgeoisie
• Social mobility in Greece

• Department of Social Policy, Panteion University, Athens, Greece

  Spyros Sakellaropoulos

Spyros Sakellaropoulos  is a professor in the Social Policy Department of the Panteion University, Greece, specializing in the subject State and Political Theory. His research interests are centred on the theory of the State, the study of the Modern Greek and Cypriot societies and the theory of development of the capitalist mode of production. He has written numerous books and articles on his research interests in Greek, English, French, Spanish and Italian.

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