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.
March 9, 2011
Unemployment goes to 14.8%; predictions of 20% raised
An AP report at the Canadian Business news on the unemployment jump seen in Greece:
" Unemployment in Greece jumped to 14.8 percent in December, the Statistical Authority said Wednesday, as painful austerity measures and the financial crisis took a toll.
...country's statistics agency said the unemployment figure was up from 13.9 percent in November and 10.2 percent a year earlier.."
The Wall Street Journal quotes Greek Union officials as predicting a 20% rate of unemployment by the end of 2011;
"In its 2011 budget, the Greek government estimated that unemployment will rise to 14.5% in 2011 before peaking at 15% in 2012. However, labor unions say joblessness could reach as high as 20% this year. "
Related: Read more about the GSS ("Greece Statistical System); also about ELSTAT which is the Greek Statistical agency
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