{"product_id":"greece-an-economic-history","title":"GREECE: an economic history","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-20th century Greece was considered still a developing country, with a divided society and dominant but ineffectual government.  While economic growth matched reasonable Ôcatch-upÕ norms, industrial structures ossified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe demise of military rule in 1974 brought moderate but still reactionary administration seated upon a progressive national mood.  Political disorientation was met by hasty moves to attach Greece to the promise of the European Community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book traces the background to accession in 1981, and examines how maladjustment thereupon turned into destabilization, in inflation, the balance of payments and the government budget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEconomic performance and the policies pursued are reviewed in detail for the period 1977-1997, whereby Greece found itself on the cusp of admission to the ERM, forerunner to EMU and the ensuing difficulties of euro membership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAndrew Shouler is an economist and freelance journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Shouler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44420295884961,"sku":"9781326641283","price":34.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/17qzwmwn-front-shortedge-384_881337fd-dbbf-49d6-ab9c-910a857679b3.jpg?v=1747976123","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/greece-an-economic-history","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}