Crisis-ridden eurozone governments appointed unelected economist technocrats to lead

Evidence

When Greece and Italy needed faceless technocratic Gray Men to head up their floundering governments in the euro crisis, they short-circuited elections and opted for economists (trained at MIT, no less; and former Goldman employees). — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 444

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the theme of technocratic politics displacing democratic processes during crises — echoes arguments about crisis as an opportunity to bypass elections. — connects to: Economists ran crisis institutions, not just theorized about them — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 498

Broader Connections

• Economists ran crisis institutions, not just theorized about them #expands (0.82) — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 498