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Studying the political economy of reforms: The Greek case, 2010-2017

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  • Dimitris P. SKALKOS

    (University of Peloponnese, Greece)

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This article examines the recent experience of implementing the successive adjustment programs of the Greek economy over the period 2010-2017, in the light of the newer theoretical approaches of the political economy of reforms. Specifically, it attempts to interpret the persistent blockage of the Greek reform programs, to highlight discontinuities and binding constraints, as well as to explain the Greek economy performance.

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  • Dimitris P. SKALKOS, 2018. "Studying the political economy of reforms: The Greek case, 2010-2017," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania - AGER, vol. 0(2(615), S), pages 163-186, Summer.
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