Op-Ed Columnist: In Athens, Austerity’s Ugliness

New York Times by Nicholas D. Kristof | Mar. 7, 2012 (Opinion)

The effects of slashed budgets in Greece, without much in the way other reforms, are leaving a sense of doom. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Business, Living, Community
Topics: Global Economy, Europe, European Union, Jobs, Greece
Member Tags: austerity, european sovereign debt crisis (2010- ), budgets and budgeting, federal budget (us), am update, economic conditions and trends, united states economy, politics and government, barack obama, bribery and kickbacks, taxation
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Posted by: Posted by Manfred Ostrowski - Mar 8, 2012 - 5:07 AM PST
Reviewed by: Manfred Ostrowski (review), Bob Herrschaft (review)
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Edited by: Manfred Ostrowski - Mar 8, 2012 - 5:10 AM PST
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Bob Herrschaft
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 by Bob Herrschaft - Mar. 9, 2012

...a perceptive assessment of the sad and serious consequences of austerity in Greece and the ramifications it could have for other economies if basic social inequities as well as corruption are not addressed.

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Manfred Ostrowski
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 by Manfred Ostrowski - Mar. 8, 2012
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