Yanis Varoufakis on austerity and his political party, DiEM

Published: Oct. 10, 2018, noon

One country that symbolised the crisis of the last 10 years was Greece. Its insolvency embarked the country on a long regime of bail-outs and austerity. This August, Greece officially emerged from the crisis, with the OECD forecasting GDP growth again. So, did the austerity work? The former Greek finance minister and co-founder of the Democracy in Europe Movement (DiEM) remains unconvinced. Mr Varoufakis was a guest at the OECD\u2019s \u201c10 years after the crisis\u201d conference.\n\nFor more information go to: \nwww.oecd.org/economy/\nwww.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics\n\nHost: Clara Young\nProducer: Robin Allison Davis and Borja Ortuzar \n\nGet the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletters:\xa0www.oecd.org/newsletters\nFollow us on social media:\xa0www.oecd.org/social-media\n\n*Disclaimer: Our podcasters may express personal views and opinion, which do not necessarily reflect the official views of the OECD or its member countries.