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.
July 18, 2011
"Moment of destiny approaches for the Euro" - Kathimerini
Article at ekathimerini outlines the various schemes and political problems each scheme encompasses as the Thursday summit meeting approaches, with Greece (and Italy, and others) on the line.
"...The debt crisis has made leaders of the core eurozone countries balk at the prospect of having to explain to taxpayers that they will have to provide further loans or help to debt-laden members. However, as more countries become caught up in the crisis, the balance may tip in Greece’s favor.
It was significant that last week Giulio Tremonti, the finance minister of Italy, a country that had until recently evaded the clutches of the debt crisis, pleaded for Europe’s politicians to be bolder. “Today in Europe there is an appointment with destiny,” he said. “Salvation does not come through finance but from politics. But politics cannot make any more mistakes."
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