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Not the weak, but the ignorant must suffer....

Revisado: 11-17-21

The audible version of the book was good, so no issue with the "performance". The book itself is a waste of time. I had read the many reviews before buying into it, and I don't understand that people believe that they understand economics after reading this book. Varoufakis certainly provides information on historical events, but none of this is chronologically sorted, and he keeps going back and forth between the present time and every preceding decade. Many of the events he describes as having still an economic impact today are unrelated or no longer valid in today's economy. And which economy are we talking about here? It is also noticeable that he doesn't like the Germans, especially the current German finance minister, Dr. Schaeuble, very much, who is about to retire from his post. True, the Germans were pushing Greece to finally get their (financial) acts in order. All in all, this is a long series of complaints, and he sees Greece as the weak who is the victim of all financial troubles they (still) find themselves in. Now, having been in Greece in June 2015 when the banks were near collapse, I have seen the impact and how this effects regular people. But are other countries and the financial standards that the Greek agreed to when they joined the European Union really to blame for it? Greece just simply keeps spending far more money than what they have. The Greek are the most wonderful people, and the country is so rich in culture and history. I wish they will find the strength and wisdom to get themselves out of this financial crisis without waiting for other countries to bail them out over and over again..

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