The Greek crisis through the pages of the Athens Review of Books. 45 essays by 33 well-known scientists about the decade 2001-2011 of counterfeit prosperity, where the frenzy of debauchery prevailed. 'Debauchery' with all the meanings of the word, meaning both the unpunished squandering of European funds and loans, of public wealth, as well as extravagance, corruption, the pursuits of effortless enrichment but also the vilification of entrepreneurship, creative forces and activities, phenomena that generally fall into a -Cavafy-style- national life that is pleasurable and tasteless, that is, under the regime of Existing Populism in the country and in the minds of people during the post-dictatorship period, especially after 1981. [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]