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This paper examines the main systemic weaknesses of the Greek economy — structural, institutional and political — and assesses whether they were taken effectively into account in the design and implementation of the three adjustment programmes. We conclude that the economic policy mix that has been implemented through the memorandums focused mainly on treating the symptoms of the crisis instead of decisively dealing with its deeper causes.
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Angelos Kotios, University of Piraeus, Greece.
George Galanos, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece.
Manolis Koutoulakis, University of Piraeus, Greece.
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Kotios, A., Galanos, G. & Koutoulakis, M. How Greece’s Systemic Weaknesses Limited the Effectiveness of the Adjustment Programmes. Intereconomics 52, 293–301 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-017-0692-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-017-0692-5