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.
A Greek Taverna Restaurant in Greece. Source: Big Stock Photo
June 7, 2010
Kathimerini takes another swipe at union behavior
Kathimerini has been blunt about its appraisal of the PNO sailors union blocking tourist ships at Piraeus, accusing the union leadership of using blackmail. They've gone a bit further now with the June 7 editorial, saying the union leadership is determined to destroy the country:
"How much longer will those who are determined to destroy the country continue to enjoy immunity from prosecution?
...while they pretend to be about defending workers’ rights, in fact thousands of jobs are being jeopardized by one union and a handful of its proteges."
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