Gianēs Varoufakēs Boeken

Yanis Varoufakis was 162 onvergetelijke dagen minister van Financiën van Griekenland. Wat we zagen van zijn onderhandelingen over de Griekse schuldencrisis met de Europese Commissie, het IMF en de Europese Bank was al intens. Wat we niet te zien kregen waren de dreigementen, verborgen agenda’s, chantage en verraad. In Volwassenen onder elkaar onthult Varoufakis álles. Een bloedstollende, waargebeurde thriller over hoe de macht werkelijk wordt uitgespeeld in Europa. Weergaloos schrijft Varoufakis over wat hij persoonlijk moest ondervinden: dat de kern van het Europese systeem door en door verrot is.

'Dit boek is niet bedoeld als hetze tegen Europa of Griekenland, noch als iets anders wat mijn dochter zou kunnen vervelen. Ik heb het geschreven om te kijken of ik een recalcitrante tiener ervan kon overtuigen dat economie te belangrijk is om alleen aan economen over te laten – en te leuk om veronachtzaamd te worden door mensen die zich doorgaans niet met geld en financiën bezighouden. Dat er, als je goed kijkt, achter elke economische theorie een fascinerend debat schuilgaat: een debat over menselijke angsten waaraan tot nog toe alleen dichters, toneelschrijvers en musici een zinnige bijdrage hebben geleverd.'

Varoufakis has written one of the greatest political memoirs of all time [and] one of the most accurate and detailed descriptions of modern power ever written Guardian

Challenging conventional narratives, the author argues that the Eurozone and global economic crises are symptoms of a deeper malaise rooted in historical events dating back to the Great Crash of 1929. He introduces the concept of a "Global Minotaur," representing an unsustainable and imbalanced economic system. Varoufakis emphasizes the need to restore rationality to the current irrational economic order, offering insights into the socio-economic events and hidden histories that have shaped contemporary challenges.

In this letter to his teenage daughter, one of the world's most famous economists uses vivid stories to explain what economics is and why it is so dangerous. What is money and why does debt exist? Where do wealth and inequality come from? How come economics has the power to shape and destroy our lives? Economics is not a technical science, it is an epic drama: a battleground of ideas, a war between the powerful for our allegiance. In this universally accessible book, Yanis Varoufakis describes how this drama first emerged and has since come to dominate the fate of human societies worldwide. In answering all of the big questions about money and debt, power and inequality, he shows how economics has sought to solve the problems of our world but ended up being a major cause of many of them. Drawing on history and literature, science fiction and personal memories, this intimate and inspiring book shines a light for readers of all ages on some of the most bewildering questions and important challenges that humanity faces.

'The emerging rock-star of Europe's anti-austerity uprising.' Daily Telegraph 'A spirited book.' New Yorker In this remarkable and provocative book, Yanis Varoufakis, former finance minister of Greece, explodes the myth that financialisation, ineffectual regulation of banks, greed and globalisation were the root causes of both the Eurozone crisis and the global economic crisis. Rather, they are symptoms of a much deeper malaise which can be traced all the way back to the Great Crash of 1929, then on through to the 1970s: the time when a Global Minotaur was born. Today's deepening crisis in Europe is just one of the inevitable symptoms of the weakening Minotaur; of a global system which is now as unsustainable as it is imbalanced. Going beyond this, Varoufakis reveals how we might reintroduce a modicum of reason into what has become a perniciously irrational economic order. An essential account of the socio-economic events and hidden histories that have shaped the world as we now know it.

'Why is there so much inequality?' Xenia asks her father, the world famous economist Yanis Varoufakis. Drawing on memories of her childhood and a variety of well-known tales - from Oedipus and Faust to Frankenstein and The Matrix - Varoufakis explains everything you need to know in order to understand why economics is the most important drama of our times. In answering his daughter's deceptively simple questions, Varoufakis disentangles our troubling world with remarkable clarity, while inspiring us to make it a better one.

The crisis in Europe is not over - it's getting worse. In this narrative of Europe's economic rise and spectacular fall, the author, former finance minister of Greece, shows that the origins of the recent collapse go far deeper than our leaders are prepared to admit - and that we have done nothing so far to fix them.

The book critiques the shift from traditional capitalism to a new system termed technofeudalism, where big tech companies dominate through platforms and rents rather than markets and profits. It argues that users unwittingly contribute to this power dynamic with their online interactions, likening their role to that of serfs. The exploration delves into the implications of this transformation for society and individual autonomy, raising questions about the future of economic structures in the digital age.

"'We need to organise politically to defend the weak, empower the many and prepare the ground for reversing the absurdities of capitalism.' - Yanis Varoufakis. 'Capitalism over the past twenty-five years has been an incredible moral good.' - David Brooks. The Munk debate on capitalism: There is a growing belief that the capitalist system no longer works. Inequality is rampant. The environment is being destroyed for profits. In some western nations, life expectancy is even falling. Political power is wielded by wealthy elites and big business, not the people. But for proponents of capitalism, it is the engine of progress, not just making all of us materially better off, but helping to address everything from women's rights to political freedoms. We seem to stand at a crossroads: do we need to fix the system as a matter of urgency, or would it be better to hold our nerve?'"-- Provided by publisher