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Greece : point of no return /

Years of austerity and cuts have destroyed the lives of many Greeks. But more and more people are using the crisis as an opportunity and responding with innovative ideas. When the pension of retired teacher, Mary Houpis, was reduced at the same time as taxes increased she founded a collective where...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Stoltz, Oliver (Director, Producer), Boura, Alkmini (Director)
Format: Video
Language:Greek, Modern (1453-)
Language Notes:In Greek.
Published: Boulogne-Billancourt, Ile-de-France : Java Films, 2013.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Greece > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 > Social aspects > Developed countries.
Grèce > Conditions économiques > 21e siècle.
Crise financière mondiale, 2008-2009 > Aspect social > Pays industrialisés.
Economic history
Social aspects
Developed countries
Greece
2000-2099
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Years of austerity and cuts have destroyed the lives of many Greeks. But more and more people are using the crisis as an opportunity and responding with innovative ideas. When the pension of retired teacher, Mary Houpis, was reduced at the same time as taxes increased she founded a collective where people could exchange goods and services. Dimitris Kouretas could have stayed in the U.S, where he studied for many years. But he decided to return to Greece to start a business that uses the 1,600 plants that only grow in Greece to create natural products. Meanwhile Fanis Koutouvelis founded the start-up I-KIOSK.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 17, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (52 minutes)
Playing Time:00:51:47