Greece has been the poster child for European economic crisis, but
former Prime Minister George Papandreou wonders if it's just a preview
of what's to come. “Our democracies," he says, "are trapped by systems
that are too big to fail, or more accurately, too big to control” --
while "politicians like me have lost the trust of their peoples." How to
solve it? Have citizens re-engage more directly in a new democratic
bargain.
George Papandreou draws on lessons learned from the Greek debt crisis as he helps guide the EU through difficult watershttp://www.ted.com/talks/george_papandreou_imagine_a_european_democracy_without_borders.html
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