One of the highest productivity change was in Greece:
http://photius.com/rankings/productivity_increase_kilm2003.html
Greece number 1 in merchant fleet:
http://www.immigration-usa.com/world_fleet.html
2nd highest home onwership rate:
http://www.photius.com/rankings/homeownership_rates.html
Greece was a victim of corrupted politicians who inflated debt to steal the money and hire voters. You should me ashamed of yourself to call any nation, any ethnic group, any nationality, lazy bums. That is the definition of fascism. I have travelled around the world and people struggle everywhere more or less to the same to deal with political corruption.