Technocracy
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Debate: In defence of technocrats
17 November 201119211 The Guardian London -
Debate: Look behind you, Lucas and Mario
15 November 201142510 Financial Times London -
Editorial: In defence of Eurocrats
2 September 2011484Presseurop
The appointments of non-politicians Lucas Papademos and Mario Monti in Greece and Italy has caused much ink to flow. But on the continent, experts have often played a positive role in politics in times of deep crisis, points out a Guardian editor. 
The arrival of technocratic governments in Greece and Italy may well calm jittery markets, but could also help boost populist political parties who point to the democratic deficit at the heart of the EU, argues Gideon Rachman.