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.
December 1, 2010
The challenge for Greece to meet bailout goals
Reuters piece by Renee Maltezou with a grocery list of troubles facing the Greek economy deep in the throes of both economic slowdown, and the pressures of strict bailout rules as part of the IMF/eurozone deal:
"The debt-choked country's lenders said in November that Athens was broadly on track with its fiscal plan so far, but needed to step up efforts next year to increase tax collection, shore up public enterprises and rein in health spending.
Greece expects to get more time to repay its EU/IMF 110-billion-euro loan and hopes this will dilute fears that it may need to restructure its debt after the bailout expires in 2013.
Investors question whether it can sustain fiscal efforts in the face of a bleak economic outlook and public discontent.
Apparently the big challenges are happening soon: an increase in the VAT tax, a freeze on pensions, and the Dec 20 vote for the 2011 budget which is full of new cuts.
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