This collective volume seeks to provide answers to the most pressing issues of the economy through a series of structured articles. It is aimed at anyone interested in topics related to the current political, social, and economic crisis, proposing simple economic logics for understanding these issues, always with the goal of economic recovery and its entry into sustainable and stable development.

Among other things, it analyzes the issue of cartels and unions that undermine economies and societies, examines austerity and the sustainability of our country's debt, conducts a critical analysis of the choices and directions of the IMF in financing the country’s needs, proposes new techniques for managing public organizations with a focus on knowledge and experience, and introduces the concepts of excellence, innovation, and entrepreneurship for their management.

Additionally, the book includes analyses of theoretical interest, such as crises from antiquity, the relationship between money and Power, and the relationship between money and the production of goods and services.

Konstantinos Zopounidis is a professor of Financial Engineering and Multicriteria Analysis at the Technical University of Crete. He is also a Distinguished Research Professor at Audencia School of Management (Nantes) and a member of the Royal Academy of Economics and Financial Sciences of Spain. He has received many honorary distinctions as part of his research activities and has a rich body of written work.

George Atsalakis is a lecturer in the Department of Production Engineering and Management at the Technical University of Crete. His research interests primarily focus on forecasting the prices and values of various economic variables (financial securities, currencies, commodities, and other markets, etc.).