Featherstone, Kevin (2012) The Greek government’s target of zero public sector layoffs and the troika’s of 150,000 over ten years are both ultimately self-defeating. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (06 Jul 2012). Website.
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The new Greek government recently announced that there would be no layoffs in the public sector, flying in the face of the country’s agreements with the IMF and the ECB to implement public administration reforms. For Kevin Featherstone, the futility of this target is matched by the troika’s (the ECB, EU, and IMF) demand for 150,000 public sector job cuts over the next 10 years. He argues that both of these targets are self-defeating and will do nothing to encourage Greece to change its priorities towards designing a new economic model for the country.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 The Author |
| Divisions: | European Institute Hellenic Observatory |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DF Greece H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
| JEL classification: | F - International Economics > F5 - International Relations and International Political Economy > F53 - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations H - Public Economics > H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Sep 2012 11:05 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 18:31 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/46114 |
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