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Piigs

Index Piigs

Piigs is a 2017 documentary film which investigates the causes and the effects of austerity imposed by the European Union on its subject countries, especially in Southern Europe. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 18 relations: Austerity, Economist, Erri De Luca, European Union, Government debt, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Noam Chomsky, Paolo Barnard, Paul De Grauwe, PIGS (economics), Portugal, Spain, Stephanie Kelton, Warren Mosler, Willem Dafoe, Yanis Varoufakis.

Austerity

In economic policy, austerity is a set of political-economic policies that aim to reduce government budget deficits through spending cuts, tax increases, or a combination of both.

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Economist

An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social science discipline of economics.

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Erri De Luca

Enrico "Erri" De Luca (born 20 May 1950, Naples) is an Italian novelist, translator and poet.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Government debt

A country's gross government debt (also called public debt or sovereign debt) is the financial liabilities of the government sector.

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Greece

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Noam Chomsky

Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism.

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Paolo Barnard

Paolo Rossi-Barnard (born 2 January 1958) is an Italian journalist and documentary maker.

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Paul De Grauwe

Paul De Grauwe (born 18 July 1946) is a Belgian economist and John Paulson Professor in European Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science as head of the European Institute.

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PIGS (economics)

PIGS is a derogatory acronym that has been used to designate the economies of the Southern European countries of Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Stephanie Kelton

Stephanie A Kelton (née Bell; born October 10, 1969) is an American heterodox economist and academic, and a leading proponent of Modern Monetary Theory.

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Warren Mosler

Warren Mosler (born September 18, 1949) is an American hedge fund manager and entrepreneur.

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Willem Dafoe

William James "Willem" Dafoe (Archived at and the: born July 22, 1955) is an American actor.

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Yanis Varoufakis

Ioannis Georgiou "Yanis" Varoufakis (Ioánnis Georgíou "Giánis" Varoufákis,; born 24 March 1961) is a Greek economist and politician.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piigs

Also known as PIIGS (film).