Varoufakis, Yanis, 1961-

The global minotaur : America, Europe, and the future of the global economy / Yanis Varoufakis - New and updated edition - London : New York: Zed Books; 2015. - xvi, 280 pages ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269-271) and index.

Foreword by Paul Mason--Introduction--Laboratories of the Future--The Global Plan--The Global Minotaur--The Beast's Handmaidens--Crash--The Handmaidens Strike Back--The Minotaur's Global Legacy: hhe Dimming Sun, the Wounded Tigers, a Flighty Europa and an Anxious Dragon--A world Without the Minotaur?

In this remarkable and provocative book, former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis explodes the myth that financialisation, ineffectual regulation of banks, greed and globalisation were the root causes of the global economic crisis.

9781783606108 178360610X


International finance--History--20th century.
International finance--History--21st century.
Economic forecasting.
Balance of trade--United States.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Crisis financiera global, 2008-2009
Finanzas internacionales--Historia--Siglo XX.


United States--Foreign economic relations.
United States--Economic policy.
Estados Unidos --Relaciones económicas exteriores
Estados Unidos --Política económica

HC 59 / V324g 2015