The explosive new book from the author of Waterstones'bestseller And The Weak Suffer What They Must
The story in this book is not only symbolic of what Europe,Britain and the United States are becoming; it also provides real insights into how and why our polities and social economies have fractured.
What happens when you take on the establishment
In this blistering,personal account,world-famous economist Yanis Varoufakis blows the lid on Europe's hidden agenda and exposes what actually goes on in its corridors of power. Varoufakis sparked one of the most spectacular and controversial battles in recent political history when,as finance minister of Greece,he attempted to re-negotiate his country's relationship with the EU.
Despite the mass support of the Greek people and the simple logic of his arguments,he succeeded only in provoking the fury of Europe's political,financial and media elites. But the true story of what happened is almost entirely unknown - not least because so much of the EU's real business takes place behind closed doors.
In this fearless account,Varoufakis reveals all: an extraordinary tale of brinkmanship,hypocrisy,collusion and betrayal that will shake the deep establishment to its foundations. As is now clear,the same policies that required the tragic and brutal suppression of Greece's democratic uprising have led directly to authoritarianism,populist revolt and instability throughout the Western world.
Adults In The Room is an urgent wake-up call to renew European democracy before it is too late.
'In this book,then,Varoufakis gives one of the most accurate and detailed descriptions of modern power ever written.'- The Guardian
'It is deeply personal and very well written'- The FT
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781784705763Number of pages: 576Weight: 400 gDimensions: 198 x 130 x 42 mm
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'An important,terrifying must-read. In particular,it anatomises the way in which EU leaders operate with a brutal clarity...shocking and ultimately tragic...He gets to the heart of their failure more acutely than anyone...Varoufakis has the greatest political virtues of all - courage and honesty'- The Times
'A tremendously indiscreet account...drawing upon his own audio recordings and diaries of top-level meetings. It is deeply personal and very well written'- The Financial Times
'The most jaw-dropping segments are the accounts of phone calls and closed-door meetings - often verbatim,courtesy of his secret recordings - between ministers and technocrats...We see duplicity and cynicism ruling supreme .. A convincing critique...Our own government should take note'- The Daily Telegraph
'This is a superbly written account of the struggle to alleviate the austerity imposed upon the Greek people by the eurozone. Greece,argues Varoufakis,has been put in a debtors'prison and robbed of autonomy and dignity for the indefinite future. Critics would argue that he failed as finance minister in 2015 because he was insufficiently politic. More plausibly,he could never have succeeded,such were the vested interests arrayed against him. This outcome was - and is - a tragedy,because he was - and is - right. The bulk of Greek debt should indeed be cancelled outright. Read and weep'- Martin Wolf,The Financial Times
'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'- The Guardian
Yanis Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis is a Greek economist,academic,politician and the author of various bestselling books,including the Waterstones Book of the Year shortlisted Talking to My Daughter about the Economy. His most recent book,Another Now,is published in September 2020.
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