For Whom the Greek Bell Tolls
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 2nd, 2011 4:31 am by HL
For Whom the Greek Bell Tolls
Steve Forbes, Forbes
Given its rich mercantile heritage in the Mediterranean, Greece should be the Hong Kong/Singapore/ Switzerland of the Balkans. Its emigrants and their descendants have been huge business successes in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Canada and elsewhere. Yet Greece is bankrupt, fiscally and politically.Why is Greece such a basket case? And what are the implications for Europe and the U.S.?