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April 15, 2011

Portugal's Undemocratic Bailout

New York Times, New York Times

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Insistence by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund that the caretaker Portuguese government commit to a long-term plan of fiscal austerity and economic reform in exchange for a rescue package is misguided.

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TAGGED: Eurozone, Portugal

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