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A carregar... Adults in the Room: My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment (2017)por Yanis Varoufakis
   Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.   ) Ricardo_das_Neves | Jan 14, 2023 |  I find it curious how he constantly portrays himself as the only honest politician who's repeatedly being played for a fool by everyone around him friends and enemies alike. He is clearly a clever man so this makes me question how genuine his stories are. Also in case you've not picked up on how principled he is he recounts at the very beginning his father's story of selfless sacrifice in the name of principles just to make sure you get it. He's definitely not pretending to be humble but I wouldn't go as far as accusing him of narcissism. Despite my doubts and this being purely biographical (was expecting some discussion of economic problems but found none) it's still interesting to catch a glimpse of how politics is done. Edit: If you're interested in this topic (debt crisis, not Varoufakis) from a more global perspective and in greater scope I can recommend Crashed by Adam Tooze. (  ) Paul_S | Dec 23, 2020 | bringbackbooks | Jun 16, 2020 | bringbackbooks | Jun 16, 2020 | bringbackbooks | Jun 16, 2020 |
 Het is verleidelijk om Varoufakis’ memoires te lezen als een afrekening met de Europese politici en technocraten met wie hij zo veel te stellen heeft gehad. En natuurlijk snap je zijn ongeloof als de Franse eurocommissaris Moscovici hem in de wandelgangen het ene toevertrouwt om vijf minuten later, in de plenaire vergadering, het volstrekt tegenovergestelde te beweren. Maar Adults in the Room stijgt uit boven het niveau van de sappige politieke roddel, en dat is te danken aan de onontkoombare analyse van de oud-minister over de patstelling in Europa. Het steeds verder afknijpen van de Griekse economie is niet alleen voor de Grieken funest, aldus Varoufakis, maar ook voor de schuldeisers zelf. Dan is alsmaar verder bezuinigen toch irrationeel?
"After being swept into power with the left-wing Syriza party, Varoufakis attempts to renegotiate Greece's relationship with the EU--and sparks a spectacular battle, with global implications. Varoufakis's new position sends him ricocheting between mass demonstrations in Athens, closed-door negotiations in drab EU and IMF offices, and furtive meetings with power brokers in Washington, D.C. He consults and quarrels with Barack Obama, Emmanuel Macron, Christine Lagarde, the economists Larry Summers and Jeffrey Sachs, and others, as he struggles to resolve Greece's debt crisis without resorting to punishing austerity measures. But despite the mass support of the Greek people and the simple logic of his arguments, Varoufakis succeeds only in provoking the fury of Europe's elite. Varoufakis's unvarnished memoir is an urgent warning that the economic policies once embraced by the EU and the White House have failed--and spawned authoritarianism, populist revolt, and instability throughout the Western world."--Inside book jacket. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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