Steve Keen : It's all Greek to me: The politics of Syriza and the Troika

By Professor Steve Keen,

Ο διαπρεπής Αυστραλός καθηγητής οικονομικών Steeve Keen, ιδιάιτερα γνωστός για τις αναλύσεις όσον αφορά τη φούσκα του χρηματιστηριαού κεφαλαίου και των των αγορών, αναφέρεται δηκτικά  στην ελληνική πραγματικότητα,με άρθρο του στο περιοδικό Forbes, επισημάινοντας τον παραλογισμό της πολιτικής του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ αλλά και της τρόϊκα. Ολόκληρο το άρθρο έχει ως εξής.

I have to admit that I was flummoxed by the political developments in Greece this week. After winning a referendum based on rejecting the Troika’s terms, Tsipras capitulated to those same terms—if anything, to somewhat harsher terms—less than a week later.

The Guardian after today's Euroogroup : Hopes fade for early end to Greece debt crisis as Germany digs in

German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble blames Syriza-led coalition for impasse and ‘acting irresponsibly’ Debt crisis talks are heading to the wire with Germany digging in their heels over Greece's call for new bailout terms. Debt crisis talks are heading to the wire with Germany digging in
The chances of an early end to Greece’s standoff with its eurozone partners appeared to be fading as Germany adopted a hardline approach to easing the debt burden on Athens ahead of crisis talks in Brussels.Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany’s finance minister, said the Syriza-led coalition government headed by Alexis Tsipras was “acting irresponsibly” and that he felt sorry for the Greek people.
Schäuble’s comments prompted an instant retort from the Greek government, with a spokesman in Athens saying that Berlin was also acting irresponsibly.