Intro; Contents; List of Tables; Introduction; 1: The International Economic Crisis; Introduction; Failure to Overcome the Crisis of 1973; The Financial Sphere's Choice (Public Borrowing and Financialization); The Crisis of Financialization; The European Crisis; References; 2: The Greek Crisis; Introduction; On the Bloated Public Sector, Excessively High Wages and Other Such; The Real Problem: The Lack of Competitiveness of Greek Capitalism and the Aggravation of This Phenomenon in Times of Crisis; The Crisis in the Current Account Balance; On the Question of Debt

The Question of the Public Deficit and the Role of TaxationThe Banking System; The Coming of the Crisis; References; 3: Addressing the Crisis Through Support Packages and Memoranda; 4: Changes in the Economy; Introduction; The Evolution of Key Elements in the Greek Economy; The Situation in Individual Sectors and Subsectors; The Survival and Growth of the Most Competitive Oligopolistic Enterprises; References; 5: The Social Impact of the Crisis; Introduction; Impact on Income; The Changes in Labour Relations; The Rise in Unemployment

The Distribution of Wealth and the Growth of Social InequalitiesThe Growth of Poverty; The Crisis in Health Care; References; 6: Change in Social Stratification in the Greece of Crisis (2009-2017); Introduction; The Theoretical Framework; Changes in Social Stratification; References; 7: Transformations in the State; Introduction; The International Context; The Issue of Authoritarian Statism; What Are the Characteristics of Authoritarian Statism?; The Role of European Monetary Union (EMU) and the EU; Authoritarian Transformation of the Greek State

Changes in the Internal Operation of State MechanismsThe Direct Involvement of the Troika and the Creditors' Mechanisms in the Operation of State Institutions; The Direction of Things; References; 8: The Reaction of the Dominated Classes 2010-2015; 9: The Crisis of the Party System; 10: Assessing the Crisis and the Dynamics (?) of the Future; 11: Conclusion; References; Index