Monitoring the Greek Case during the Financial Crisis
- Autores: Athanasia Zagorianou
- Localización: Global Education Magazine, ISSN-e 2255-033X, Nº. 10, 2014
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
In the effort to inform, condemn and most importantly prevent global poverty this paper examines the promises and policies of Greek politicians during the Greek crisis and its social effects and consequences on people’s lives and rights. Aim of this paper is not only to condemn poverty and the Greek politicians’ broken promises (that played a significant role in the country’s bad course) but also to put a global pressure on governments in order to take substantial measures to deal with poverty and protect their citizens properly. Through the study of various sources it becomes apparent that the financial crisis that stroke the country had inevitable and catastrophic consequences on the country’s prosperity. Lies, wrong policies and bad governance within the country seriously aggravated the situation. As a result, the unemployment rates increased and many civilians were forced to live under conditions of extreme poverty without any help or protection. The case of Greece is only one example among many other countries around the world that have been lost in the abyss due to poverty and corrupted political systems.The key element to welfare is the promotion and the maintenance of the following core values: solidarity, freedom, human dignity, tolerance, social justice and the rule of law.
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