Yanis Varoufakis
生年: March 24, 1961 – Athens, Attica, Greece
Yanis Varoufakis is a Greek economist, writer, and politician whose books examine capitalism, debt, democracy, and Europe’s political economy. He is best known for Adults in the Room and Talking to My Daughter About the Economy, and gained international prominence as Greece’s finance minister during the 2015 debt crisis.
経歴と著者の歩み
Yanis Varoufakis was born in Athens on March 24, 1961, and his early life was marked by the atmosphere of Greece’s military dictatorship. Sent to Britain for higher education, he studied mathematical economics at the University of Essex, mathematical statistics at the University of Birmingham, and later completed a PhD in economics at Essex. Academic appointments followed in Britain, Australia, Belgium, and Greece, including posts at Essex, East Anglia, Cambridge, Sydney, Glasgow, Louvain, and the University of Athens, where he helped build an international doctoral program in economics. ((https://www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/beginnings-from-the-dictatorship-of-the-colonels-to-the-tyranny-of-economics/))
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Adults in the Room
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An explosive insider account of Greece's debt crisis negotiations, exposing the hidden agendas and power dynamics of European politics.
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
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A father's illuminating letters to his daughter, unraveling complex economic concepts through relatable stories and thoughtful explanations.
Technofeudalism
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A provocative exploration of how big tech is reshaping capitalism into a new feudal system of digital exploitation.
Adults in the Room
Yanis Varoufakis
An explosive insider account of Greece's debt crisis negotiations, exposing the hidden agendas and power dynamics of European politics.
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
Yanis Varoufakis
A father's illuminating letters to his daughter, unraveling complex economic concepts through relatable stories and thoughtful explanations.
Technofeudalism
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A provocative exploration of how big tech is reshaping capitalism into a new feudal system of digital exploitation.
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"Few finance ministers have such a talent for economics as Yanis Varoufakis"
— Joseph Stiglitz
"Greece’s Rockstar Economist Yanis Varoufakis Shares His Vision for Reforming the E.U"
— TIME
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— POLITICO
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