The Greek Paradox Promise Vs. Performance

by Allison, Graham; Nicolaidis, Kalypso

• ISBN13: 9780262510929
• ISBN10: 0262510928
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-01-07
• Publisher: The MIT Press

Summary

As a bridge between the East and West, a pole of stability in the Balkans, and a Mediterranean crossroads, Greece could play a significant role in the post-Cold War world. But Greece's performance in domestic and international policy falls short of this promise. The essays in The Greek Paradoxlook at some of the reasons for this gap and suggest possible political and economic reforms. The contributors, both scholars and policymakers, examine a range of contemporary issues in the Balkans and on NATO's southern flank. The essays shed light on nation building, political and economic development, modernization, and post-Cold War international relations. Contributors: Graham T. Allison, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, Michael S. Dukakis, Misha Glenny, Dimitris Keridis, F. Stephen Larrabee, Kalypso Nicolaiuml;dis, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Alexis Papahelas, Elizabeth Prodromou, Monteagle Stearns, Constantine Stephanopoulos, Stavros B. Thomadakis, Basilios E. Tsingos, Loukas Tsoukalis, Susan Woodward. CSIA Studies in International Security

Author Biography

Graham Allison is Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Table of Contents

Tables and Figures
Contributors
Preface
What is the Greek Paradox?	p. 1
Greek Politics and Society in the 1990s	p. 23
The Greek Economy: Performance, Expectations, and Paradoxes	p. 39
Greek Security Issues	p. 61
The Temptation of Purgatory	p. 73
Greece in the 1990s: The Challenge of Reform	p. 85
Greece between Yesterday and Tomorrow	p. 97
Greece: An Agenda for Reform	p. 103
Greece and the Balkans: Implications for Policy	p. 107
Rethinking Security in the Post-Yugoslav Era	p. 113
The Perception Paradox of Post-Cold War Security in Greece	p. 123
Issues of Greek Foreign Policy	p. 135
Greece and the Balkans: A Moment of Opportunity	p. 145
To Be a Greek American	p. 151
Beyond the Greek Paradox	p. 163
Index	p. 175
About the Center for Science and International Affairs	p. 183
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