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November 4, 2011

Wealth Trumps Democracy in Europe

Doug Saunders, Globe and Mail

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The need for monetary stability has come into stark conflict with the electoral demands of citizens battered by austerity as world leaders gather in Cannes, France, for a G20 summit.

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TAGGED: Spain, Italy, Angela Merkel, Germany, Nicolas Sarkozy, France, George Papandreou, Greece, Eurozone

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