EMU and the Greek crisis: The political-economy perspective

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 568-576

  Katsimi, Margarita ^a,b   Moutos, Thomas ^a,b  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

^b CESIFO   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Fiscal policy; Greece; Monetary union; Political capture; Rents; Stability and Growth Pact

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049304619     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2010.08.002     Document Type: Note

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