The world-renowned economist and former Greek finance minister presents a devastating critique of how Europe has mishandled the Eurozone crisis, offering concrete reforms for how we can save European capitalism and democracy from itself
Yanis Varoufakis is the former finance minister of Greece and the author of a memoir, Adults in the Room, and a history, And the Weak Suffer What They Must?, which reveal and explain the catastrophic mishandling of Europe since the financial crisis. Both were number one bestsellers. His latest bestseller is Talking To My Daughter About the Economy- A Brief History of Capitalism. Born in Athens in 1961, Yanis Varoufakis was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before he entered government and is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Athens. Since resigning from Greece's finance ministry he has co-founded an international grassroots movement, DiEM25, campaigning for the revival of democracy in Europe and speaks to audiences of thousands worldwide. yanisvaroufakis.eu / @yanisvaroufakis
If you ever doubt what is at stake in Europe, read Varoufakis's
account * Guardian *
An outstanding economist and political analyst. His remarkable
talents are fully on display in his recent study of Europe's
crisis, a most revealing and perceptive analysis of the development
of the global economy in the past half century and their grim
consequences now threatening Western societies -- Noam Chomsky
An absolutely splendid book... What Yanis really shows is that the
European project had a democratic deficit from the origin and
design... The Thucydides of our time -- Jeffrey Sachs
One of my few heroes...his achievements are incredibly
important...to save what is worth fighting for in Europe...Yanis
tried to do the right thing - to remain within the EU and disturb
from within. That is why he was such a threat...wonderfully
written, complex, a book which is set to provoke our rage...to make
us think, and that's what we need today. As long as people like
Yanis are around, there still is hope -- Slavoj Zizek
One of my few heroes...his achievements are incredibly
important...to save what is worth fighting for in Europe...Yanis
tried to do the right thing - to remain within the EU and disturb
from within. That is why he was such a threat...wonderfully
written, complex, a book which is set to provoke our rage...to make
us think, and that's what we need today. As long as people like
Yanis are around, there still is hope -- Slavoj Zizek
A very, very clever person, and in the basic argument about what's
been going on in Europe I think he's right -- Martin Wolf
A devastating account -- Andrew Marr
A scholar, writer, philosopher of clarity, insight, generosity and
engaging prose, not to mention integrity and courage -- James
Galbraith
A brilliant economist * Bloomberg *
Few finance ministers have such a talent for economics as Yanis
Varoufakis -- Joseph Stiglitz, Winner of the Nobel Prize for
Economics
Highly readable. It is also important, outlining a perspective on
global economics that influences policy thinking in broader circles
than the radical left ... deeply instructive * Financial Times
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The most interesting man in the world * Business Insider *
The emerging rock star of Europe's anti-austerity uprising *
Telegraph *
It is important to take note of the ideas that Varoufakis continues
to espouse ... the essence of [his] agenda was - and remains -
largely correct -- Mohamed El-Erian
A man of integrity and intellectual honesty ... a superb monetary
economist whose credentials outshine those who have bewitched
European governmental elites... His economic logic was irrefutable
-- Professor Michael Brenner
He writes with great panache ... and in a gripping style ... One of
the things that makes this book enjoyable is that Varoufakis makes
much of the role of personalities * TLS *
An account of how the forces of capital have prevailed over the
common good ... visionary * The Times *
A global celebrity * Economist *
The biggest disaster for any of the BBC's news and current affairs
slate would be The Yanis Varoufakis Show on another network -- Mark
Lawson * Guardian *
While this British Conservative minister might not agree with every
single position adopted by this Greek radical socialist, I cannot
but admire and applaud his courage and passion on behalf of
genuinely progressive causes -- Michael Gove * Sunday Times *
The reason Varoufakis seems to have captured the imaginations of so
many is that his words about the European crisis speak universal
truths about democracy, capitalism and social policy * Guardian
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Like all great story tellers, Varoufakis' literary flair is not
just a function of stylistic prowess. He gets right inside the
fears, desires and external constraints of the key players in the
complex history of the Eurozone ... Reading And The Weak Suffer
What They Must? is like reading a gripping thriller. It is a
page turner because the plot itself is a relentless sequence of
astonishing twists and turns driven by the cunning ingenuity and
hubristic folly of its key protagonists ... This book is not just
illuminating. It is a call to moral awakening and to intelligent,
determined and humane political action * Open Democracy *
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