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Greek bailouts: three times a charm?

20 August 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras looks on during a parliamentary session in Athens, Aug. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Yannis Liakos)

Greece's last two bailouts failed to rescue the country. This week, European leaders approved a new $95 billion package for the debt-stricken country.

For Greeks, it means more tax hikes and cuts to pensions and other public spending–an option they soundly rejected in a nonbinding referendum in July.  Still some argue that this bailout is different than the previous two – and that it may set the country on the path to recovery.

Joining us this week to discuss:

    • Jacob Kirkegaard, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, D.C.
    • Vicky Pryce, chief economic adviser of the Centre for Business and Economics Research in London
    • Yannis Palaiologos, reporter for the  Kathimerini daily newspaper in Athens

Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism.
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