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050 00 $aJN5065$b.F43 2015
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100 1 $aFeatherstone, Kevin,$eauthor.
245 10 $aPrime ministers in Greece :$bthe paradox of power /$cKevin Featherstone and Dimitris Papadimitriou.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press$c2015.
264 4 $c©2015
300 $axiv, 270 pages ;$c25 cm
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520 8 $aThis book is concerned with a large question in one small, but highly problematic case: how can a prime minister establish control and coordination across his or her government? The Greek system of government sustains a 'paradox of power' at its very core. The Constitution provides the prime minister with extensive and often unchecked powers. Yet, the operational structures, processes and resources around the prime minister undermine their power to manage the government. Through a study of all main premierships between 1974 and 2009, 'Prime ministers in Greece' argues that the Greek prime minister has been 'an emperor without clothes'. The costs of this paradox included the inability to achieve key policy objectives under successive governments and a fragmented system of governance that provided the backdrop to Greece's economic meltdown in 2010. Building on an unprecedented range of interviews and archival material, Featherstone and Papadimitriou set out to explore how this paradox has been sustained. They conclude with the Greek system meeting its 'nemesis': the arrival of the close supervision of its government by the 'Troika' - the representatives of Greece's creditors. The debt crisis challenged taboos and forced a self-reflection. It remains unclear, however, whether either the external strategy or the domestic response is likely to be sufficient to make the Greek system of governance 'fit for purpose'.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 243-257) and indexes.
505 0 $aPoliticians, patronage, and the bureaucratic tradition: the problem of control and coordination within the Greek government -- The leadership factor: the person and the post -- Primus solus: Constantinos Karamanlis as prime minister (1974-80) -- At the centre of a galaxy: Andreas Papandreou as prime minister (1981-9 and 1993-6) -- Institutionalization and micro-management: Constantinos Mitsotakis as prime minister (1990-3) -- Innovation circumscribed: Costas Simitis as prime minister (1996-2004) -- In the shadows of uncertainty: Costas Karamanlis as prime minister (2004-9) -- 'Plus ça change...': change and continuity in the Greek core executive -- Governing in context: international comparisons and reform implications.
650 0 $aPrime ministers$zGreece.
650 0 $aPolitical leadership$zGreece.
651 0 $aGreece$xPolitics and government$y20th century.
651 0 $aGreece$xPolitics and government$y21st century.
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650 7 $aPolitics and government.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01919741
650 7 $aPrime ministers.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01076416
651 7 $aGreece.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01208380
648 7 $a1900 - 2099$2fast
650 17 $aBinnenlandse politiek.$2gtt$0(NL-LeOCL)07845350X
650 17 $aMinisters-presidenten.$2gtt$0(NL-LeOCL)07859247X
651 7 $aGriekenland.$2gtt$0(NL-LeOCL)078525675
700 1 $aPapadimitriou, Dimitris,$d1972-$eauthor.