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What does "development' mean? How does "progress' happen? What drives civilisational change, from the first urban settlements in Mesopotamia to the creation of the first green smart cities? From the first agricultural exploitations to the knowledge economy? How did we, as a human community, build the world as we know it and what will define the next steps of our journey on earth? Asking fundamental questions has long been out of fashion for individuals in general, let alone for policymakers. But, fundamental "why' questions play with the boundaries and define them. Crises offer a window of opportunity, a small time-bubble during which people are collectively drawn to understanding what went wrong, asking what is it that brought us here. If there ever was a time to initiate this long overdue process of asking and reflecting on the questions that matter, today, in the middle of an unprecedented crisis, is it. We call for the adoption of a citizen-centric networked approach to development that meaningfully incorporates individual needs and wellbeing while shifting the focus away from economic growth as the only relevant parameter.

Introduction. The Greek economy before and during the crisis--and policy options going forward / Costas Meghir, Christopher A. Pissarides, Dimitri Vayanos, and Nikolaos Vettas -- The macroeconomics of the crisis. Greece and the Euro / George-Marios Angeletos and Harris Dellas ; The challenge of trade adjustment in Greece / Costas Arkolakis, Aristos Doxiadis, and Manolis Galenianos -- Reforming markets. Product market regulation and competitiveness : toward a national competition and competitiveness policy for Greece / Yannis Katsoulacos, Christos Genakos, and George Houpis ; Privatizations : auction and market design during a crisis / Vasiliki Skreta ; Labor market regulation and reform in Greece / Antigone Lyberaki, Costas Meghir, and Daphne Nicolitsas ; Financial development and the credit cycle in Greece / Michael Haliassos, Gikas Hardouvelis, Margarita Tsoutsoura, and Dimitri Vayanos -- Raising standards in education and health. Education and the Greek economy / Nikolaos Vettas ; Reforming health care in Greece : balancing fiscal adjustment with health care needs / Panos Kanavos and Kyriakos Souliotis -- Taxation and public transfers. Tax and welfare reform in Greece / Maria Flevotomou, Michael Haliassos, Christos Kotsogiannis, and Costas Meghir ; Pensions : arresting a race to the bottom / Stavros Panageas and Platon Tinios -- Law and order and public administration. The Greek justice system : collapse and reform / Elias Papaioannou and Stavroula Karatza ; Thinking about corruption in Greece / Costas Azariadis and Yannis M. Ioannides ; Public administration and the tragic trident : understanding the organizational and structural drivers of the Greek malaise / Michael G. Jacobides ; The dysfunctional structure of the Greek public administration and the challenges in reforming it / Panagiotis Karkatsoulis and Efi Stefopoulou