VAROUFAKIS YANIS

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How do we choose between what is fair and just, and what our debtors demand of us? Yanis Varoufakis was put in such a dilemma in 2015 when he became the finance minister of Greece. In this rousing book, he charts the absurdities that underpin calls for austerity, as well as his own battles with a bureaucracy bent on ignoring the human cost of its every action. Passionately outspoken and tuned to the voices of the oppressed, Varoufakis presents a guide to modern economics, and its threat to democracy, like no other. Selected from the books...
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ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟΣ ΜΙΝΩΤΑΥΡΟΣ
Τι έφταιξε τελικά; Η απληστία; Οι πολιτικοί; Οι τράπεζες; Εμείς οι ίδιοι; Πολλά έφταιξαν και δύσκολα κάποιος μπορεί να πείσει ότι δεν προσέθεσε κι εκείνος το λιθαράκι του στο οικοδόμημα της Κρίσης. Όμως όλα αυτά είναι υποσημειώσεις σε ένα μεγαλοπρεπέστερο, σχεδόν μυθολογικό, δράμα. Ένα οικουμενικό έπος, οι ρίζες του οποίου ξεκινούν στη Μεγάλη Ύφεση του 1929, προτού επεκταθούν στη δεκαετία του 70. Τότε ήταν που, όπως οι Αθηναίοι είχαν αναγκαστεί να τρέφουν με απαίσιους "φόρους υποτέλειας" το έγκλειστο στο Λαβύρινθο κτήνος, έτσι κι ο υπόλοιπ...
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(H/B) TALKING TO MY DAUGHTER ABOUT THE ECONOMY
Yanis Varoufakis, the bestselling author of Adults in the Room, uses personal stories and famous myths to explain what economics is and why it has the power to change our world. Why is there so much inequality? In this intimate and accessible book, world famous economist Yanis Varoufakis sets out to answer his daughter Xenia's deceptively simple question. Drawing on memories of her childhood and a variety of well-known tales - from Oedipus and Faust to Frankenstein and The Matrix -- Talking To My Daughter About the Economy explains everyth...
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(P/B) ADULTS IN THE ROOM
What happens when you take on the establishment? In this blistering, personal account, world-famous economist Yanis Varoufakis blows the lid on Europe's hidden agenda and exposes what actually goes on in its corridors of power. Varoufakis sparked one of the most spectacular and controversial battles in recent political history when, as finance minister of Greece, he attempted to re-negotiate his country's relationship with the EU. Despite the mass support of the Greek people and the simple logic of his arguments, he succeeded only in provo...
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(P/B) AND THE WEAK SUFFER WHAT THEY MUST?
A titanic battle is being waged for Europe's integrity and soul, with the forces of reason and humanism losing out to growing irrationality, authoritarianism, and malice, promoting inequality and austerity. The whole world has a stake in a victory for rationality, liberty, democracy, and humanism. In January 2015, Yanis Varoufakis, an economics professor teaching in Austin, Texas, was elected to the Greek parliament with more votes than any other member of parliament. He was appointed finance minister and, in the whirlwind five months tha...
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