Rick Steves' Greece: Athens & the Peloponnese amazon.com
Bust: Greece, the Euro and the Sovereign Debt Crisis - By Matthew Lynn amazon.com
Greece's 'Odious' Debt: The Looting of the Hellenic Republic by the Euro, the Political Elite and the Investment Community - By Jason Manolopoulos amazon.com
Understanding the Crisis in Greece: From Boom to Bust - By Theodore Pelagidis amazon.com
The Imminent Crisis: Greek Debt and the Collapse of the European Monetary Union amazon.com
Eyewitness Greece - Athens and the Mainland - 352 Pages
Financial markets and economic growth in Greece, 1986-1999 [An article from: Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money]
Athens Demographics:
The population count for Athens was 10,964,020 in 2001. According to eurostat, in 2008 Greece had a total estimated population of 11,262,000. Of this, some 695,979 are estimated to be non-Greek.
May 27, 2010
Flaws in euro being exposed by crisis
A BBC interview with Ollie Rehn, the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs,lends credence to some predictions that the eurozone debt crisis will create tighter regulation and integration within the EU, versus shattering the system:
"It will not lead to any fiscal federalism, but it should lead to reinforced economic governance," he said.
"But if you are in the same boat, you should try to row in the same direction."
Critics believe there are fundamental flaws in the euro, and although it has survived in the good times, it is unworkable in a crisis.
"We have had 10 good years for the euro - with increased investment and reduced interest rates. It has also provide a protective shield for its members during the recent crisis," he said.
"But it also has certain systemic weaknesses and we have now made concrete proposals to address these weaknesses and to reinforce economic governance."
Probably a point further in the favor of this idea of heavier oversight by the EU governing body is the Greek example: as the crisis developed, the EU has required deeper and more forcefull intrusion into the Greek government, especiallly its financial decisions and directions, hence the cries from some that Athens is being reduced to the status of a "protectorate" instead of an actual country. An alternative view has been that when you join a club like the eurozone, you are required "to play by club rules."
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