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Greece is a developed
country, with a high standard
of living and "very high"
∗ Greece borrowed
heavily in
international capital
markets to fund
government budget
and current account
deficits.
∗ accumulated high levels
of debt during the
decade before the
crisis, when capital
Im p a ct O f th e Fin a n cia lM e lt
D ow n
∗ GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
INCREASED BY 87%, REVENUES
GREW BY ONLY 31%
∗
∗ RISING UNEMPLOYMENT
∗ INSUFFICIENT BUREAUCRACY
∗ TAX EVASION
∗ CORRUPTION
∗
Impact of Crisis
∗ Southeastern Europe
∗ Spill-over effect