%0 Journal Article
%T Policy Advice from Seneca and Machiavelli on the Greek Crisis
%A Tom Lynch
%J Central European Journal of Public Policy
%D 2012
%I Charles University in Prague
%X Since 2008 economic crisis has dominated global economic policy discussions, no more so than in Greece. In Greece, the imposition of austerity policies has caused immense social and political upheaval. I suggest that policy thinking about the current Greek debt crisis requires a broader engagement with global civic virtue. Specifically, I present a case for revisiting the political thought of Seneca and Machiavelli. Both discuss the virtue of mercy and its role in good governance policy. I argue that policy solutions for the economic crisis facing Greece and Europe need to be informed by their thinking.
%K Greece
%K policy
%K civic virtue
%K and austerity
%U http://www.cejpp.eu/index.php/ojs/article/view/116