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An accidental economist Let me begin with a confession: I am a Professor of Economics who has never really trained as an economist. But let’s take things one at a time.

Yanis Varoufakis: Thoughts for the Post-2008 World

Entrevista a Yanis Varoufakis: COVID-19, la Crísis Climática y el Dividendo Básico Universal

El economista, ex ministro de finanzas y actual parlamentario griego, Yanis Varoufakis, conversó desde Grecia con el Dipló sobre la dinámica del capitalismo durante la pandemia. Además, Varoufakis brindó su mirada sobre la crisis de los refugiados en el Mediterráneo, la renta básica universal, el debate entre ambiente y desarrollo. El autor plantea la necesidad de una nueva arquitectura financiera mundial en un sistema capitalista que tras la...

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Yanis Varoufakis: The actual crisis of capitalism managed via the U.S. financial system from 1973 on

Yanis Varoufakis on the decision to manage the actual crisis of capitalism by managing the surplus of other industrial nations via the U.S. financial system. This is an excerpt from the presentation of the book "The Global Minotaur: America, Europe and the Future of the Global Economy" (https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/global-minotaur-9781783606108/) on May 15, 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEUWxNifJJ8) [THE COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR/PRESENTER YOU...

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Yanis Varoufakis on Angela Merkel’s Legacy, European Politics & the “Sordid Arms Race” on the Seas

The center-left Social Democratic Party in Germany has narrowly claimed victory in an election that marks an end to the 16-year era of Angela Merkel’s conservative chancellorship. We look at what this means for Europe and the world with Yanis Varoufakis, a member of the Greek Parliament and the former finance minister of Greece. The SDP’s narrow victory should be viewed critically, says Varoufakis, noting that the party “ruthlessly” practiced austerity in 2008 and...

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Merkel, la líder que acababa con sus oponentes, sobre todo si eran hombres

Una opinión comparten los líderes mundiales que trabajaron con la canciller alemana, Angela Merkel: aprendieron a respetarla y, sobre todo, a no subestimarla por ser mujer. Es interesante conocer la voz de sus aliados, como Tony Blair o Bush, pero también políticos con opiniones opuestas, como el exministro de Finanzas griego, Yanis Varoufakis, o el primer ministro ruso, Dimitri Medvedev. /cc @DW

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Merkel’s legacy: Does she leave as manager or leader? | DW News

What legacy does German Chancellor Angela Merkel leave? DW's Max Hofmann (Head of News & Current Affairs) discusses what's at stake in the 2021 German election with international guests. Guests: Naledi Pandor, South African Foreign Minister Gurjit Singh, former Indian ambassador to Germany Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek finance minister, economist and author _ 01:18 Was Merkel a good manager, but not a good leader? 05:17 A vision for Africa? 06:49 Angela Merkel as a humanitarian...

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