Tereza Capelos, School of Politics, University of Surrey Athanasia Chalari, Worcester University and Research Associate at the Hellenic Observatory, LSE Leonidas Cheliotis, School of Law, University of Edinburgh Sebastian Dellepiane-Avellaneda School of Government and Public Policy, University of Strathclyde Theofanis Exadaktylos, University of Surrey and Hellenic Observatory, LSE Niamh Hardiman, School of Politics and International Relations, Geary Institute, University College Dublin Andrew Hindmoor, Department of Politics, University of Sheffield Roman Gerodimos, Media School, Bournemouth University Georgios Karyotis, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow Antigone Lyberaki, Panteion University, Athens Allan McConnell, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Dimitris Papadimitriou, Professor of Politics, University of Manchester George Papandreou, Greek politician. Prime Minister of Greece 2009 to 2011 Wolfgang Rüdig, School of Government and Public Policy, University of Strathclyde Sotiria Theodoropoulou, European Trade Union Institute Platon Tinios, University of Piraeus Dimitris Tsarouhas, Department of International Relations, Bilkent University Andrew Watt, Macroeconomic Policy Institute, Hans-Böckler Foundation Sappho Xenakis, Birkbeck College, University of London Sotirios Zartaloudis, Department of Politics, History and International Relations, Loughborough University
'This timely volume is one of the first to reflect on how the Greek debt crisis arose, how it was managed by both Europe and Greece, and what lessons are to be learned from it. It brings together a variety of experts to offer an insightful, broad and dispassionate perspective that goes beyond the immediacy of the case to provide a rich understanding.' - Kevin Featherstone, Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies and Professor of European Politics, London School of Economics, UK 'In my view austerity was probably an inevitable response to the Greek crisis, but the authors are right that it gave Greek citizens a 'harsh and bitter tongue' (the original meaning of the Greek word austeros) and led to a Greek tragedy. Their book is a must read to understand how and why.' - Andre Sapir, Professor of Economics, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium