Problèmes et structures du développement economique de la Grèce

Abstract

Despite the important achievements of the Greek economy since 1950 there is still much to be carried out: the structure and the choice of investments which in the last 25 years favoured house building to the disadvantage of industrial development has to be changed; increased employment has to be secured ; growth in the three sectors has been unequal and it may be said that the tertiary sector has been somewhat excessive; the distribution of national income has been more equal before than after taxation; the standard of living is higher than justified by local resources. The following solutions are proposed: alternatives to the entry of Greece into the European Economic Community ; the expansion of public investment outside infrastructure; the increase of the direct taxes’ percentage in total public receipts out of taxation; real decentralisation; the reform of University education with the first aim the limitation of the number of students admitted.