The world-renowned economist and former Greek finance minister presents a devastating critique of how Europe has mishandled the Eurozone crisis, offering concrete reforms for how we can save European capitalism and democracy from itself
Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, political leader and the author of numerous bestselling books- Talking to My Daughter- A Brief History of Capitalism; Adults in the Room, a memoir of his time as finance minister of Greece; an economic history of Europe, And The Weak Suffer What They Must?; and Another Now- Dispatches from An Alternative Present. Born in Athens in 1961, he was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before he entered politics. He is co-founder of the international grassroots movement DiEM25 and a Professor of Economics at the University of Athens.
If you ever doubt what is at stake in Europe, read Varoufakis’s
account
*Guardian*
An outstanding economist and political analyst. His remarkable
talents are fully on display in his recent study of Europe’s
crisis, a most revealing and perceptive analysis of the development
of the global economy in the past half century and their grim
consequences now threatening Western societies
*Noam Chomsky*
An absolutely splendid book… What Yanis really shows is that the
European project had a democratic deficit from the origin and
design… The Thucydides of our time
*Jeffrey Sachs*
One of my few heroes...his achievements are incredibly important…to
save what is worth fighting for in Europe…Yanis tried to do the
right thing – to remain within the EU and disturb from within. That
is why he was such a threat…wonderfully written, complex, a book
which is set to provoke our rage…to make us think, and that’s what
we need today. As long as people like Yanis are around, there still
is hope
*Slavoj Zizek*
One of my few heroes...his achievements are incredibly important…to
save what is worth fighting for in Europe…Yanis tried to do the
right thing – to remain within the EU and disturb from within. That
is why he was such a threat…wonderfully written, complex, a book
which is set to provoke our rage…to make us think, and that’s what
we need today. As long as people like Yanis are around, there still
is hope
*Slavoj Zizek*
A very, very clever person, and in the basic argument about what’s
been going on in Europe I think he’s right
*Martin Wolf*
A devastating account
*Andrew Marr*
A scholar, writer, philosopher of clarity, insight, generosity and
engaging prose, not to mention integrity and courage
*James Galbraith*
A brilliant economist
*Bloomberg*
Few finance ministers have such a talent for economics as Yanis
Varoufakis
*Joseph Stiglitz, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics*
Highly readable. It is also important, outlining a perspective on
global economics that influences policy thinking in broader circles
than the radical left ... deeply instructive
*Financial Times*
The most interesting man in the world
*Business Insider*
The emerging rock star of Europe’s anti-austerity uprising
*Telegraph*
It is important to take note of the ideas that Varoufakis continues
to espouse … the essence of [his] agenda was – and remains –
largely correct
*Mohamed El-Erian*
A man of integrity and intellectual honesty … a superb monetary
economist whose credentials outshine those who have bewitched
European governmental elites… His economic logic was
irrefutable
*Professor Michael Brenner*
He writes with great panache ... and in a gripping style … One of
the things that makes this book enjoyable is that Varoufakis makes
much of the role of personalities
*TLS*
An account of how the forces of capital have prevailed over the
common good ... visionary
*The Times*
A global celebrity
*Economist*
The biggest disaster for any of the BBC’s news and current affairs
slate would be The Yanis Varoufakis Show on another network
*Guardian*
While this British Conservative minister might not agree with every
single position adopted by this Greek radical socialist, I cannot
but admire and applaud his courage and passion on behalf of
genuinely progressive causes
*Sunday Times*
The reason Varoufakis seems to have captured the imaginations of so
many is that his words about the European crisis speak universal
truths about democracy, capitalism and social policy
*Guardian*
Like all great story tellers, Varoufakis’ literary flair is not
just a function of stylistic prowess. He gets right inside the
fears, desires and external constraints of the key players in the
complex history of the Eurozone … Reading And The Weak Suffer What
They Must? is like reading a gripping thriller. It is a page turner
because the plot itself is a relentless sequence of astonishing
twists and turns driven by the cunning ingenuity and hubristic
folly of its key protagonists … This book is not just illuminating.
It is a call to moral awakening and to intelligent, determined and
humane political action
*Open Democracy*
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