tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post6627676614850709343..comments2023-07-17T11:55:51.363+02:00Comments on ObservingGreece: And here is another (irrelevant) debate: Is Greece a success story or not?kleinguthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491174042954678023noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-85547412086980485002013-06-05T05:39:08.660+02:002013-06-05T05:39:08.660+02:00Hellas Frappe does not tell us who wrote the repor...Hellas Frappe does not tell us who wrote the report from which they're quoting, nor provide a link to it, nor are there any published comments. <br /><br />Here is what I assume is the <a href="http://www.ergani.gr/en/ergani/dsen.aspx" rel="nofollow">Ergani site</a>, make of it what you will, to me I looks like an EU funded Social Welfare QANGO. At a glance I couldn't see anything about job tracking statistics. The site is available in Greek and English. In that respect I applaud Greece - I am often surprised at how many of the 'public sector' websites are available in English.<br /><br />Looking at the rest of Hellas Frappe site one has to doubt the veracity of their claims on job creation. <br /><br />I heard a report on AJ about some young Greek entrepreneurs creating jobs for young people within the hospitality sector. It was only towards the end of the report that it became obvious that they weren't talking about <b>paid work jobs</b>, they were talking about <b>unpaid volunteer jobs</b>. Not that that is a bad thing, but if one only listened to headlines one might have thought that they were paid work jobs. I also wondered if the «young Greek entrepreneurs» were deriving any income from the supply of unpaid volunteers to conferences etc.<br /><br />CKCanutely Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318977471631386327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-72689121554988152762013-06-04T22:04:47.489+02:002013-06-04T22:04:47.489+02:00I don't think there is anyone in this world wh...<i>I don't think there is anyone in this world who would argue that Greece's unemployment should be turned around by creating new jobs in the public sector</i><br /><br />Sadly, I believe the converse is true: increasing the size of the public sector is a hugely popular notion. Just ask the French. It was an integral part of Hollande's campaign platform.Christiannoreply@blogger.com