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Saturday, 22 June 2013

Trust in the collective wisdom of citizens - the Greek experience

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 waters




 http://www.ted.com/talks/george_papandreou_imagine_a_european_democracy_without_borders.html



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