By now, it seems like the entire world knows something about the \u201cGreek Crisis.\u201d Yet, few people understand the real causes that underlie this tsunami that has swept away the assumptions of generations of Greeks. Even fewer are clear about what has to be done to restore Greece to growth and prosperity.<\/p>\n
Professors Odysseus Katsaitis<\/strong>, Dimitris Doulos<\/strong> and Nicholas Prirounakis <\/strong>of the DEREE Economics Department, wrote a three-part treatise on the origins of the crisis, the current developments, and the way forward, respectively, in order to give readers an overview of the most dramatic developments to be faced by post-World War II Greece.<\/p>\n Also, Dr. Nickolaos Travlos, <\/strong>dean of the ALBA Graduate Business School at The American College of Greece, writes about private higher education \u2013 once one of the mightiest taboos in Greek politics \u2013 can actually prove an economic boon for the country.<\/p>\n Finally, London criminologist, Dr. Leonidas K. Cheliotis<\/strong>, a DEREE alumnus, writes about the not-so-obvious correlation between crisis and crime rates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The deep and persistent economic mess in which Greece has found itself has as many readings as there are readers. Indeed, it can be claimed that Greece is currently a laboratory for the optimal study of an advanced Western society in crisis. Three DEREE economics professors chronicle the way into and, potentially, the way out of the current doldrums; the dean of the ALBA Graduate Business School at The American College of Greece writes about the opportunities for Greece in private higher education; and a criminologist and DEREE alum writes about the dubious connection between crisis and crime. Continue reading