The Economic Opportunity of Greece’s Exit by Alberto Bagnai et al. - Project Syndicate

The Economic Opportunity of Greece’s Exit by Alberto Bagnai et al. - Project Syndicate

This background provides crucial context for the ongoing negotiations, for it reveals that the aim of the Greek bailout was not to restore prosperity to the country's people, but to save the eurozone. Given this, the new Greek government is entirely justified in questioning the terms that the country was given.