Yorgos Stassinopoulos
The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (2021)
Type: Articles in scientific journals

 

The aim of this paper is to re-examine Andreas Andréadès’ contribution to the economic policy literature. Emphasis is given to the connection between his theoretical ideas and postulates, and his analysis of the public finance in Greece during the interwar era. His research activity was bounded by two Greek sovereign defaults and five military campaigns which overwhelmingly affected the country’s public finances. Andréadès remained critical towards extensive government intervention in the market process, proposing instead liberal economic policies that could safeguard institutions from compromising their independence by economic interests and political interference in bureaucratic decision-making.

 

Open access: https://doi.org/10.1080/09672567.2021.1879189