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When Might Institutions Change? More Particularly, Might A Crisis - With Its Distinctive Demands On Management - Change Norms And Behaviour Within An Institutional Setting That Has Previously Proved Resistant To Major Change? This Book Focuses On The Euro-crisis In Greece And Its Impact On Government At The 'centre' (or 'top'), The 'core Executive'. In Prime Ministers In Greece: The Paradox Of Power (2015), The Authors Argued That The Greek Core Executive, From 1974 To 2009, Had Sustained Endemic Features Of Segmented Governance: Weak Control At The Centre And Poor Coordination. The Greek Crisis Of 2009-18 Was Of Exceptional Magnitude: Threatening Bankruptcy And Greece's Exit From The Euro. Effective Crisis Management Would Normally Require The Inherited Weaknesses Of The Core Executive To Be Overcome. This Book Investigates How Far They Were. It Considers How Far The Crisis Empowered Prime Ministers, Centralised Decision-making, And Led To Greater Institutionalisation Of Coordination. Each Would Represent Significant Institutional Change For The Greek Core Executive. To Develop Its Analytical Frame, It Draws Upon Studies Of Leadership, Crisis Management, Core Executives, And Leverage From External Conditionality. It Examines The Requirements Of Strategic Pm Leadership And Legitimation From The Cabinet. To Link These, It Utilises The Concept Of A 'crisis Response Network'. The Three Dimensions Are The Basis For Relevant Hypotheses, And They Structure The Empirical Case Studies. The Book Investigates The Crisis Management Under Successive Prime Ministers. It Draws On Interviews With An Extensive Range Of Personnel, Including Each Pm, As Well As Other Sources, To Underscore Its Conclusions-- Provided By Publisher.