This book considers the status of the Greek economy and desirable economic policy for the coming decade, in the light of EC directives and 1992. Part 1 deals with the role of the state, the public sector and fiscal problems. Part 2 explores monetary policy and the impact of the Greek banking system on development. Part 3 examines Greece's performance within the EC, external economic relationships and the balance of payments situation. Part 4 covers structural issues and their impact on the Greek economy.

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Preface; A.Sen - The International Economic Association - Acknowledgements - IEA Programme Committee - Local Organising Committee - List of Contributors and Section Leaders - Abbreviations and Acronyms - Introduction; T.Skouras - PART 1 FISCAL PROBLEMS AND THE ROLE OF THE STATE - Aspects of the Public Sector in Greece: Post-war Developments and Future Prospects; T.A.Georgakopoulos - Some Lines of Action in the Greek Public Sector; G.E.Drakos - Structural Policies to Unwind the Greek Fiscal Tangle; G.C.Bitros - Fiscal Deficits and the Role of the State; M.J.Lambrinides & T.B.Pakos - PART 2 MONETARY POLICY AND BANKING DEVELOPMENTS - Macroeconomic Policies and Performance: Recent Past and Prospects; G.Hadjimatheou - Monetary Policy and Financial Markets in the 1990s; L.Papademos - Financial Liberalisation, The EMS and the Consequences for Greek Macroeconomic Policy; G.D.Demopoulos - Some Thoughts on the Current State and Prospects for the Commercial Banking System; E.A.Voloudakis - PART 3 BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND EXTERNAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS - Exchange Rate Policy Dilemmas in the Presence of Macroeconomic Imbalance; M.Constantopoulos - The Effects of Devaluation on Gross Domestic Product in Greece; S.A.Sarantides - The Economic Union of the European Community and the Greek Economy: the External Sector; E.Pournarakis - The Integration of Greece into the European Community; L.Tsoukalis - PART 4 STRUCTURAL ISSUES AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY - Inflexibility and Adjustment of the Greek Economy under Liberalisation; A.H.Sarris - Structural and Technological Imperatives in the Light of Development Prospects in the Greek Economy; N.Vernardakis - Structural Characteristics of the Greek Economy, with Particular Reference to the Small and Medium Size Enterprises Sector; J.Hassid - Shipping and Tourism in the Context of the Greek Economy; J.Tzoannos