And the Weak Suffer What They Must?

If you ever doubt what is at stake in Europe, read Varoufakiss account * Guardian * An outstanding economist and political analyst. His remarkable talents are fully on display in his recent study of Europes crisis, a most revealing and perceptive analysis of the development of the global economy in the past half century and their grim consequences now threatening Western societies -- Noam Chomsky An absolutely splendid book What Yanis really shows is that the European project had a democratic deficit from the origin and design The Thucydides of our time -- Jeffrey Sachs One of my few heroes...his achievements are incredibly importantto save what is worth fighting for in EuropeYanis tried to do the right thing to remain within the EU and disturb from within. That is why he was such a threatwonderfully written, complex, a book which is set to provoke our rageto make us think, and thats what we need today. As long as people like Yanis are around, there still is hope -- Slavoj Zizek One of my few heroes...his achievements are incredibly importantto save what is worth fighting for in EuropeYanis tried to do the right thing to remain within the EU and disturb from within. That is why he was such a threatwonderfully written, complex, a book which is set to provoke our rageto make us think, and thats what we need today. As long as people like Yanis are around, there still is hope -- Slavoj Zizek A very, very clever person, and in the basic argument about whats been going on in Europe I think hes right -- Martin Wolf A devastating account -- Andrew Marr A scholar, writer, philosopher of clarity, insight, generosity and engaging prose, not to mention integrity and courage -- James Galbraith A brilliant economist * Bloomberg * Few finance ministers have such a talent for economics as Yanis Varoufakis -- Joseph Stiglitz, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics Highly readable. It is also important, outlining a perspective on global economics that influences policy thinking in broader circles than the radical left ... deeply instructive * Financial Times * The most interesting man in the world * Business Insider * The emerging rock star of Europes anti-austerity uprising * Telegraph * It is important to take note of the ideas that Varoufakis continues to espouse the essence of [his] agenda was and remains largely correct -- Mohamed El-Erian A man of integrity and intellectual honesty a superb monetary economist whose credentials outshine those who have bewitched European governmental elites His economic logic was irrefutable -- Professor Michael Brenner He writes with great panache ... and in a gripping style One of the things that makes this book enjoyable is that Varoufakis makes much of the role of personalities * TLS * An account of how the forces of capital have prevailed over the common good ... visionary * The Times * A global celebrity * Economist * The biggest disaster for any of the BBCs news and current affairs slate would be The Yanis Varoufakis Show on another network -- Mark Lawson * Guardian * While this British Conservative minister might not agree with every single position adopted by this Greek radical socialist, I cannot but admire and applaud his courage and passion on behalf of genuinely progressive causes -- Michael Gove * Sunday Times * The reason Varoufakis seems to have captured the imaginations of so many is that his words about the European crisis speak universal truths about democracy, capitalism and social policy * Guardian * Like all great story tellers, Varoufakis literary flair is not just a function of stylistic prowess. He gets right inside the fears, desires and external constraints of the key players in the complex history of the Eurozone Reading And The Weak Suffer What They Must? is like reading a gripping thriller. It is a page turner because the plot itself is a relentless sequence of astonishing twists and tu

Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, political leader and the author of numerous bestselling books: Talking to My Daughter: A Brief History of Capitalism; Adults in the Room, a memoir of his time as finance minister of Greece; an economic history of Europe, And The Weak Suffer What They Must?; and Another Now: Dispatches from An Alternative Present. Born in Athens in 1961, he was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before he entered politics. He is co-founder of the international grassroots movement DiEM25 and a Professor of Economics at the University of Athens.