tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281402533658280011.post3468580163987318283..comments2023-04-26T05:55:06.006-07:00Comments on Frivolous Fragments: With hindsightFfflaneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04697821220291240079noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281402533658280011.post-65160494225500528632015-07-05T05:45:08.868-07:002015-07-05T05:45:08.868-07:00yes, an interesting take.
But unsure whether his ...yes, an interesting take. <br />But unsure whether his view of a malicious European conspiracy is all there is to it. <br />Elsewhere I read that only about 10% of the 240bln of bail out loans went to non-greek creditors (who recouped about half of their claims). Also, the years of (indeed) strenuous reform were in fact beginning to produce growth in 2014, until Syriza blocked everything, or so I read in the papers . <br />But then, I guess I should do some primary research instead of reading papers in order to reach a balanced opinion.... <br /><br />What's for sure: the stress for ordinary Greeks must be unbearable. <br /><br />and, being a pessimist, I do wonder whether we're "sleepwalking" to a disasterFfflaneurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04697821220291240079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281402533658280011.post-71481193613642331012015-07-05T04:32:24.155-07:002015-07-05T04:32:24.155-07:00fff, did you read Stiglitz's article in the Gu...fff, did you read Stiglitz's article in the Guardian on the crisis?billoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716970909272480118noreply@blogger.com