Social Cohesion Depends on Functioning Economies
Stavros Ligeros, H Kathimerini (translated) | March 13, 2009
The December 2008 events in Greece were spurred by the shooting of a teenager by the police, yet have deeper roots in the dismal social, economic and political conditions in which the Greek youth finds itself. ++ As the financial crisis challenges what people take for granted, increased crime rates and illegal migration make the ground fertile for social unrest. ++ If the current situation worsens, the government will face an unprecedented situation where protests will be difficult to control.
