The Greek Crisis: Social Impact and Policy Responses
The Greek Crisis: Social Impact and Policy Responses
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希腊危机：社会影响和政策应对
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2013
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M. Matsaganis
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M. Matsaganis
应对危机社会影响的政策措施要么被误导，要么不充分，或者两者兼而有之。福利改革确实带来了一些改善，但大多数削减都是不分青红皂白的，造成了困难，扰乱了卫生和社会服务。放松对劳动力市场的管制是基于这样一种信念，即降低工人的报酬和削弱劳动力市场的体制是恢复竞争力的关键。事实并非如此：贸易平衡有所改善，但主要是通过进口下降而不是出口增长。与此同时，工人的工资和工作条件恶化了。公共行政的改革是迫切需要的，但却被简单地削减公务员人数所束缚。希腊国家现代化所需的持续努力仍然缺乏。
Policy responses to the social effects of the crisis have been misguided, inadequate or both. Welfare reform did produce some improvements, but most cuts were indiscriminate, causing hardship and disrupting health and social services. Labour market deregulation was guided by the belief that lowering workers’ compensation and weakening labour market institutions was the key to restoring competitiveness. This is not the case: the trade balance has improved, but primarily through a fall in imports rather than a growth in exports. In the meantime, pay and conditions for workers have worsened. Reform of public administration was badly needed, but was confl ated to a simple reduction in numbers of public employees. The sustained effort that is necessary to modernize the Greek state is still lacking.