Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 The Costs and Benefits for Joining a Common Currency with Emphasis on Weaker Member States: The Pre-Crisis Debate

Chapter 3 Greece Before the Crisis: The Critical Years in Domestic Politics

Chapter 4 IMF and EU Reports on Greece

Chapter 5 The Troika Period Reconsidered

Chapter 6 Assessing the Intentions of the Government(s) Since the Ratification of the Maastricht Treaty

Chapter 8 Giving Greece a Chance to Succeed: Think About the Private Sector, for a Change

Chapter 9 Structural Differences Ensure Permanent Shock Trends that Play into the Above. A Closer and More Democratic Union to Heal Economic Asymmetries and Help Southern European Countries Such as Greece

Chapter 10 The Rise of Populism in Greece and the Impact on the Economy

Chapter 11 Recent Developments

Chapter 12 Conclusions