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 5, 2011
Sovereign default predictions again on the rise
Confidence in Greek Finances now linked to confidence in the EU
"Fresh deterioration"
Survey reports from the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) indicate attitudes in Greece remain negative, and are sliding toward lower levels regarding their personal and nationwide economic outlook.
Ekathimerini on Greek expectations in the economy:
"The economic climate index in Greece declined for a second month in succession in April, dropping to 74.2 points from 78.4 points in March, according to a survey conducted by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE).
...The index has now returned to last year’s levels, which means that one year after Greece resorted to the 110-billion-euro bailout loan, the expectations of corporations and consumers have not improved, the survey reports."
The Economic Times on the survey report from the IOBE:
"The economic sentiment index is at last year's levels, implying that one year after the (country's) recourse to the European support mechanism, consumer and business expectations have not improved," IOBE said.
"The percentage of Greek consumers who think their economic situation will worsen, slightly or markedly, rose to 77 from 69 percent," IOBE said, adding that 93 percent expected unemployment to rise in the coming 12 months. "
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