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Country failure and social grievances in the Greek Civil War 1946-1949: An economic approach

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The Civil War that took place in Greece between the Communist Party and the Centre-Right Government during 1946-1949 is examined from a political economy perspective. The cost of the conflict is measured as output forgone relative to what it would have prevailed had Greece followed a post-war recovery similar to that of other nations in Western Europe. A two-stage approach compares Nazi-occupied countries with neutral ones to assess the cost inflicted by Second World War, and then compares Greece with the former to estimate the impact of the civil conflict. A regional analysis finds that the political discontent was mainly shaped by pre-war socio-economic grievances, rather than being affected by contemporaneous deprivation or driven by class structure as hardliners of both sides preferred to present in pushing for an all-out confrontation. The failure to settle political rivalries and thus prevent the conflict is also discussed.

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  • Nicos Christodoulakis, 2015. "Country failure and social grievances in the Greek Civil War 1946-1949: An economic approach," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(4), pages 383-407, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:defpea:v:26:y:2015:i:4:p:383-407
    DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2015.1016297
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    1. George Chouliarakis & Sophia Lazaretou, 2014. "Deja vu? The Greek crisis experience, the 2010s versus the 1930s. Lessons from history," Working Papers 176, Bank of Greece.
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