#064 Eurozone Dystopia

This week I am delighted to welcome Prof. Bill Mitchell, Professor in Economics and Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Bill is also the author of the
Billy Blog - one of the best places to learn about MMT on the web. He must be the most prolific economics blogger in the world today, and that’s no lie.

We met up in London yesterday, to talk about Bill’s new book Eurozone Dystopia, available from the publishers Edward Elgar. We discussed why Greece should bring back the drachma, the failed negotiating position of Syriza, the chances of reforming the eurozone, and why Italy is the canary in the mine. Unfortunately the batteries for the microphone died 5 minutes before the end, so we missed some of the juicy stuff…… apologies.

You can find the Professors blog here: http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/

You can buy the Professors new book here: http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/eurozone-dystopia

Enjoy!

The music on this weeks show was:
'The Order of the Pharaonic Jesters' by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
'I’m Leaving Now' by Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard
'Grass Roots' by Tommy McCook