Buchanan, Mark, (2015), “Greece Isn’t a Morality Tale”, Bloomberg View, 29 July
One of the more troubling elements of the recent drama over Greece’s debt was the urge by many to see a deficiency of national character, rather than euro-zone economics, as the problem. Right-leaning opinion, not only in Germany but around the world, put the trouble down to Greek corruption and, worse, laziness: The bad people of Greece retire too early and produce less per capita than the European average, despite working longer hours.
Relevant Posts
- Odendahl, Christian, (2015), “How to keep Greece in”, Center for European Reform, 27 July
- Kaletsly, Anatole, (2015), “Why the Greek Deal Will Work”, Project Syndicate, 22 July