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Yanis Varoufakis: The Global Minotaur: America, Europe and the Future of the Global Economy

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Macroeconomics & financial crises

What it is

Yanis Varoufakis talks at a festival in Zagreb about his book The Global Minotaur. He argues the postwar global economy and the 2008 crisis stem from deeper structural causes than greed or weak regulation.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a narrative of a century of political economy and the geopolitics behind the 2008 crash.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2015

What HN commenters said

  1. “a nice narrative of the last 100 years of the political economy”

    Narrative of a century of political economy.

    taliesinb, 2015-04 · Recommendation · in “Varoufakis and Stiglitz [video]”

  2. “He gave 2 talks a few years ago that are well worth a watch”

    Talks on abuse of mathematics in academic economics.

    nisa, 2015-07 · Recommendation · in “Minister No More”

  3. “I enjoyed this video in which Yanis Varoufakis explains some geopolitical macro economics”

    Explains post-WWII geopolitical macroeconomics and the 2008 crash.

    platz, 2015-08 · Recommendation · in “U.S. Paychecks Grow at Record-Slow Pace”

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Topics: varoufakis, 2008 financial crisis, global economy, macroeconomics, europe

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