| Excerpt from Yanis Varoufakis: The Future of Capitalism (https://youtu.be/ihVcrnFag1s). Sponsored by the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (http://www.economicpolicyresearch.org) at The New School for Social Research (http://www.newschool.edu/nssr).
We all know Varoufakis as the former Greek Finance Minister and media sensation who stood up to Europe in the fight against austerity. His lecture will discuss themes from his new book, “And The Weak Suffer What They Must?,” including the origins of a crisis that has affected not only Greece, but all of Europe. Department of Economics | http://www.newschool.edu/nssr/economics Varoufakis’ career has spanned academia, public service, and the private sector. After three decades in academia, he was elected to the Hellenic Parliament in 2015 as a member of the Syriza Party and became Minister of Finance in Alexis Tsipras’ government. He currently serves as professor of economics at the University of Athens and as a consultant for the Valve Corporation. THE NEW SCHOOL | http://www.newschool.edu Location: John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center |
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