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It has been obvious for some time that the creation of the euro was a terrible mistake. Europe never had the preconditions for a successful single currency — above all, the kind of fiscal and banking union that, for example, ensures that when a housing bubble in Florida bursts, Washington automatically protects seniors against any threat to their medical care or their bank deposits.Leaving a currency union is, however, a much harder and more frightening decision than never entering in the first place, and until now even the Continent’s most troubled economies have repeatedly stepped back from the brink. Again and again, governments have submitted to creditors’ demands for harsh austerity, while the European Central Bank has managed to contain market panic.But the situation in Greece has now reached what looks like a point of no return. Banks are temporarily closed and the government has imposed capital controls — limits on the movement of funds out of the country. It seems highly likely that the government will soon have to start paying pensions and wages in scrip, in effect creating a parallel currency. And next week the country will hold a referendum on whether to accept the demands of the “troika” — the institutions representing creditor interests — for yet more austerity.Greece should vote “no,” and the Greek government should be ready, if necessary, to leave the euro.To understand why I say this, you need to realize that most — not all, but most — of what you’ve heard about Greek profligacy and irresponsibility is false. Yes, the Greek government was spending beyond its means in the late 2000s. But since then it has repeatedly slashed spending and raised taxes. Government employment has fallen more than 25 percent, and pensions (which were indeed much too generous) have been cut sharply. If you add up all the austerity measures, they have been more than enough to eliminate the original deficit and turn it into a large surplus.So why didn’t this happen? Because the Greek economy collapsed, largely as a result of those very austerity measures, dragging revenues down with it.And this collapse, in turn, had a lot to do with the euro, which trapped Greece in an economic straitjacket. Cases of successful austerity, in which countries rein in deficits without bringing on a depression, typically involve large currency devaluations that make their exports more competitive. This is what happened, for example, in Canada in the 1990s, and to an important extent it’s what happened in Iceland more recently. But Greece, without its own currency, didn’t have that option.So have I just made the case for “Grexit” — Greek exit from the euro? Not necessarily. The problem with Grexit has always been the risk of financial chaos, of a banking system disrupted by panicked withdrawals and of business hobbled both by banking troubles and by uncertainty over the legal status of debts. That’s why successive Greek governments have acceded to austerity demands, and why even Syriza, the ruling leftist coalition, was willing to accept the austerity that has already been imposed. All it asked for was, in effect, a standstill on further austerity.But the troika was having none of it. It’s easy to get lost in the details, but the essential point now is that Greece has been presented with a take-it-or-leave-it offer that is effectively indistinguishable from the policies of the past five years.Continue reading the main storyRECENT COMMENTSAMG Just nowDr. Krugman, your views are usually very clear. Not this time though. What does Grexit really mean other than the Greeks leaving the Euro? I...SDW Just nowThe fiscal landscape of Greece is strewn with mistakes made by everyone, starting with an error made years ago in creating the euro without...Len Charlap 1 minute agoI just don't know. One hears a lot of stuff thrown around that when you look up turns out to be nonsense. Examples:Greeks retire at 53. -...SEE ALL COMMENTS WRITE A COMMENTThis is, and presumably was intended to be, an offer Alexis Tsipras, the Greek prime minister, can’t accept, because it would destroy his political reason for being. The purpose must therefore be to drive him from office, which will probably happen if Greek voters fear confrontation with the troika enough to vote yes next week.CONTINUE READING THE MAIN STORY382COMMENTSBut they shouldn’t, for three reasons. First, we now know that ever-harsher austerity is a dead end: after five years Greece is in worse shape than ever. Second, much and perhaps most of the feared chaos from Grexit has already happened. With banks closed and capital controls imposed, there’s not that much more damage to be done.Finally, acceding to the troika’s ultimatum would represent the final abandonment of any pretense of Greek independence. Don’t be taken in by claims that troika officials are just technocrats explaining to the ignorant Greeks what must be done. These supposed technocrats are in fact fantasists who have disregarded everything we know about macroeconomics, and have been wrong every step of the way. This isn’t about analysis, it’s about power — the power of the creditors to pull the plug on the Greek economy, which persists as long as euro exit is considered unthinkable.So it’s time to put an end to this unthinkability. Otherwise Greece will face endless austerity, and a depression with no hint of an end.
Tenía entendido que están en superávit primario desde 2014.
[...]De ahí lo del rigor contable.Grecia tiene el potencial. Hasta hace tres tardes tenían una industria considerable para su tamaño. Tienen mucha gente preparada (muchos fuera de Grecia). Tienen una agricultura y una ganadería funcionales.Aparte de la OTAN, no necesitan más.Sin crédito no podrían seguir por ese camino. Sinceramente yo les veo capaces de reaccionar. Tal vez les sobre-estime.
La responsabilité des deux principaux leaders européens, Angela Merkel et François Hollande, dans ce drame absurde, est immense. S'ils ne réagissent pas dans les heures qui viennent, ils risquent de rester dans l'histoire comme les plus piteux leaders de la construction européenne : ceux qui lui auront mis fin.La responsabilidad de los 2 líderes europeos, Merkel yHollande en este drama absurdo es inmensa. Si no reacccionan en las proximas horas,, quedarán para l historia como los lideres más pringosos de la construccion europea: los que le pusieron punto y final
Que yo sepa Grecia no produce petróleo... fuera del €, ¿cuánto les costará en dracmas?? tendrán un problemón de narices, tampoco exportan nada, su principal asset es el turismo que también se verá perjudicado. El impacto en la economía europea será mínimo (Grecia representa 1,3% del PIB europeo),la recuperación europea seguirá su curso, y ese perjuicio en el turismo será positivo para la economía española, ya que podrá absorber parte del mismo.
Que yo sepa Grecia no produce petróleo... fuera del €, ¿cuánto les costará en dracmas?? tendrán un problemón de narices, tampoco exportan nada, su principal asset es el turismo que también se verá perjudicado.
La productividad es más un atributo de un sistema económico en su conjunto que de una persona, tenga nacionalidad griega, alemana o española.El mismo trabajador de un supermercado pequeño generará para su empleador más ingresos si lo hace en uno de una cadena grande, como Mercadona o Lidl. Lo mismo se puede decir de un ingeniero químico de nacionalidad griega: en una pequeña empresa de su país generará muchos menos ingresos que trabajando en BASF.La reacción, de haberla, debe producirse a nivel colectivo. En este caso implicaría grados de civismo mucho mayores que los existentes y el abandono de fantasías acerca de un estado todopoderoso en lo económico que está, sin contrapartidas, en condiciones de dar un mínimo de bienestar a todos.Yo soy pesimista. No por que sean griegos, sino por que cuando en una sociedad de instala la infección de populismo es muy difícil eliminarla. Ahí están los ejemplos de Venezuela y Argentina, que a partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XX se deslizaron de la riqueza a la miseria en medio de sucesivas proclamas populistas; unas de izquierdas, otras de derechas, otras inclasificables, todas populistas.
Cita de: polov en Junio 29, 2015, 17:23:47 pmQue yo sepa Grecia no produce petróleo... fuera del €, ¿cuánto les costará en dracmas?? tendrán un problemón de narices, tampoco exportan nada, su principal asset es el turismo que también se verá perjudicado. El impacto en la economía europea será mínimo (Grecia representa 1,3% del PIB europeo),la recuperación europea seguirá su curso, y ese perjuicio en el turismo será positivo para la economía española, ya que podrá absorber parte del mismo.¿Porqué iban a perder turismo? Sería más barato para los viajeros y más importante para ellos. Que sean un poco más pobres no suele ser problema para los turistas. En India, Cuba, Brasil o Egipto no hay que salirse mucho de resort para ver auténtica pobreza, y son destinos importantes. Yo creo que sólo perdería turismo de forma relevante si tuvieran violencia, como le ha pasado a Egipto.
Si estos países que mencionas tuvieran mas seguridad y menos pobreza tendrían mucho mas turismo del que tienen , muchísima gente deja de ir a esos destinos por los problemas ya comentados. gracias por sus posts.
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[...]Los Ferrocarriles Nacionales tienen unos ingresos anuales de cien millones de euros frente a unos gastos anuales de personal de cuatrocientos millones, más otros trescientos millones de euros en otros gastos. El empleado medio de los ferrocarriles estatales gana sesenta y cinco mil euros anualmente. Hace veinte años, un próspero empresario llamado Stefanos Manos, nombrado después ministro de Finanzas, señaló que sería más barato meter a todos los pasajeros de los ferrocarriles griegos en taxis: sigue siendo verdad.[...]http://www.elmundo.es/blogs/elmundo/elmundopordentro/2012/05/10/de-como-roba-el-pueblo-extensiones.html
[...]While the law protects civil servants from dismissal, it allows them to retire with a pension in their 40s.[...]Labour unions foiled government attempts to sell debt-ridden Olympic Airways for decades, costing Greek taxpayers millions while employees enjoyed generous benefits -- their family members could fly around the world for free.[...]http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/04/28/greece-waste-idUSLDE63R0QZ20100428