George Politakis has a B.A in Economics from the University of Athens, Greece and a Ph.D in International Relations from the University of Oxford, UK.

• 1. Greece’s Pre War Economic Development and External Economic Relations.- 2: Wartime and Liberation Economic Policy.- 3: The Varvaressos Experiment.- 4. Greek External Economic Relations until the end of 1946.- 5: From Liberalization of Foreign Trade To the Exhaustion of Reserves.- 6: The First Year of American Aid: the Porter Mission, the Amag and Initial Setbacks.- 7: Greece’s Association with the Recovery and Reconstruction of Europe: The Lessons from 1948.- 8: Defining and Implementing Economic and Political Priorities in Post Civil War Greece.- 9. Conclusion.