Costas Lapavitsas
Costas Lapavitsas (Greek: Kώστας Λαπαβίτσας) is a professor of economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
In 1982, he obtained a masters degree at the London School of Economics, followed in 1986 by a PhD at Birkbeck College, University of London. Since 1999 he teaches Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, first as a lecturer, since 2008 as a professor.
Costas Lapavitsas is known for his criticism of the modern Western financial system[1], particularly the Greek government-debt crisis, the European debt crisis and the European Union[2]. He is also a columnist for the British newspaper The Guardian.
Bibliography
- Lapavitsas, Costas (2009). El capitalismo financiarizado Expansión y crisis. Maia Ediciones. ISBN 978-84-936641-8-3. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- Lapavitsas, Costas (2009). Social Foundations of Markets, Money and Credit. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-13-881080-8. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- Lapavitsas, Costas (2009). Beyond Market-Driven Development. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-64606-2. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- Lapavitsas, Costas (1999) Political Economy of Money and Finance. Macmillan (London-Basingstoke).
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References
- ^ Lapavitsas, Costas (October 3, 2014). "LIBOR Scandal More Than Fraud - Whole Game is Rigged". therealnews.com. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Lapavitsas, Costas (May 7, 2014). "The left needs a progressive Euroscepticism to counter the EU's ills". The Guardian. Retrieved December 26, 2014.