{"product_id":"bust-greece-the-euro-and-the-sovereign-debt-crisis-hardcover","title":"Bust: Greece, the Euro and the Sovereign Debt Crisis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Lynn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Written in a lively and entertaining style, Bust: Greece, the Euro, and the Sovereign Debt Crisis is a lively and engaging account of a country gone wrong, for anyone interested in world events and global economics\"--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAthens, Greece--May Day 2010. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union (EU) were putting together the final details of a $100 billion euro rescue package for the country. The Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, had agreed to a savage package of \"austerity measures\" involving cuts in public spending and lower salaries and pensions. Outside, riot police were deployed as protestors gathered to fight the austerity program. A country with a history of revolution and dictatorship hovered on the brink of collapse--with the world's financial markets watching to see if the deal cobbled together would be enough to both calm the markets and rescue the Greek economy, and with it the euro, from oblivion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBust: Greece, the Euro, and the Sovereign Debt Crisis, \u003c\/i\u003e leading market commentator Matthew Lynn blends financial history, politics, and current affairs to tell the story of how one nation rode the wave of economic prosperity and brought a continent, a currency, and, potentially, the global financial system to its knees. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a story of government deceit, unfettered spending, and cheap borrowing: a tale of financial folly to rank alongside the greatest in history. It charts Greece's rise, and spectacular fall from grace, but it also explores the global repercussions of a financial disaster that has only just begun. It explains how the Greek debt crisis spread like wildfire through the rest of Europe, hitting Ireland, Portugal, Italy, and Spain, and ultimately provoking a crisis that brought the euro to the edge of collapse. And it argues that the Greek crisis is just the start of a decade of financial turmoil that will eventually force the break up of the euro, and a massive retrenchment in the living standards of all the developed economies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a lively and entertaining style, \u003ci\u003eBust: Greece, the Euro, and the Sovereign Debt Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and informative account of a country gone wrong and a must-read for anyone interested in world events and global economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMATTHEW LYNN\u003c\/b\u003e is an experienced financial writer and commentator. He is a business and economics commentator for Bloomberg Television, a columnist for Bloomberg News, as well as \u003ci\u003eMoneyWeek\u003c\/i\u003e in the UK, and a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in London. Before that, Lynn worked for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e in London for ten years as a business writer and columnist. As Matt Lynn, he is also the author of the \u003ci\u003eDeath Force\u003c\/i\u003e series of military thrillers published by Hodder Headline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.08 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45346609987686,"sku":"9780470976111","price":36.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/OVM5bFJMQjBHZzdEL3ZUMGR5d2lmQT09.webp?v=1774975780","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/bust-greece-the-euro-and-the-sovereign-debt-crisis-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}